Yamaha PF-500 User Manual

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PF-500

Owner's Manual

Before using the PF-500, be sure to read

IMPORTANT

Check your power supply

Make sure that your local AC mains voltage matches the voltage specified on the name plate on the bottom panel. In some areas a voltage selector may be provided on the bottom panel of the main keyboard unit. Make sure that the voltage selector is set for the voltage in your area. The voltage selector is set at 240V when the unit is initially shipped. To change the setting use a "minus" screwdriver to rotate the selector dial so that the correct voltage appears next to the pointer on the panel.

“Precautions„ on pages 3-4.

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Introduction

SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION

PRODUCT SAFETY MARKINGS:

products may have either labels similar to the graphics shown below or molded/stamped facsimiles of these graphics on the enclosure. The explanation of these graphics appears on this page. Please observe all cautions indicated on this page and those indicated in the safety instruction section.

Yamaha electronic

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.

DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).

NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.

REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

See bottom of Keyboard enclosure for graphic symbol markings

The exclamation point within the equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product.

The lightning ﬂash with arrowhead symbol, within the equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufﬁcient magnitude to constitute a risk of electrical shock.

Battery Notice:

rechargable battery which (if applicable) is soldered in place. The average life span of this type of battery is approximately ﬁve years. When replacement becomes necessary, contact a qualiﬁed service representative to perform the replacement.

Warning:

incinerate this type of battery. Keep all batteries away from children. Dispose of used batteries promptly and as regulated by applicable laws. Note: In some areas, the servicer is required by law to return the defective parts. However, you do have the option of having the servicer dispose of these parts for you.

Disposal Notice:

beyond repair, or for some reason its useful life is considered to be at an end, please observe all local, state, and federal regulations that relate to the disposal of products that contain lead, batteries, plastics, etc.

NOTICE:

edge relating to how a function or effect works (when the unit is operating as designed) are not covered by the manufacturer’s warranty, and are therefore the owners responsibility. Please study this manual carefully and consult your dealer before requesting service.

NAME PLATE LOCATION:

cates the location of the name plate. The model number, serial number, power requirements, etc., are located on this plate. You should record the model number, serial number, and the date of purchase in the spaces provided below and retain this manual as a permanent record of your purchase.

This product MAY contain a small non-

Do not attempt to recharge, disassemble, or

Should this product become damaged

Service charges incurred due to lack of knowl-

The graphic below indi-

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

are tested and approved by an independent safety testing laboratory in order that you may be sure that when it is properly installed and used in its normal and customary manner, all foreseeable risks have been eliminated. DO NOT modify this unit or commission others to do so unless speciﬁcally authorized by Yamaha. Product performance and/or safety standards may be diminished. Claims ﬁled under the expressed warranty may be denied if the unit is/has been modiﬁed. Implied warranties may also be affected.

SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE:

information contained in this manual is believed to be correct at the time of printing. However, Yamaha reserves the right to change or modify any of the speciﬁcations without notice or obligation to update existing units.

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES:

duce products that are both user safe and environmentally friendly. We sincerely believe that our products and the production methods used to produce them, meet these goals. In keeping with both the letter and the spirit of the law, we want you to be aware of the following:

All Yamaha electronic products

The

Yamaha strives to pro-

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Model

Serial No.

Purchase Date

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PRECAUTIONS

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING

* Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.

WARNING

Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, ﬁre or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:

Power supply/Power cord

• Only use the voltage speciﬁed as correct for the instrument. The required voltage is printed on the name plate of the instrument.

• Check the electric plug periodically and remove any dirt or dust which may have accumulated on it.

• Use only the supplied power cord/plug.

• Do not place the power cord near heat sources such as heaters or radiators, and do not excessively bend or otherwise damage the cord, place heavy objects on it, or place it in a position where anyone could walk on, trip over, or roll anything over it.

Do not open

• Do not open the instrument or attempt to disassemble the internal parts or modify them in any way. The instrument contains no user-serviceable parts. If it should appear to be malfunctioning, discontinue use immediately and have it inspected by qualiﬁed Yamaha service personnel.

CAUTION

Water warning

• Do not expose the instrument to rain, use it near water or in damp or wet conditions, or place containers on it containing liquids which might spill into any openings.

• Never insert or remove an electric plug with wet hands.

Fire warning

• Do not put burning items, such as candles, on the unit. A burning item may fall over and cause a ﬁre.

If you notice any abnormality

• If the power cord or plug becomes frayed or damaged, or if there is a sudden loss of sound during use of the instrument, or if any unusual smells or smoke should appear to be caused by it, immediately turn off the power switch, disconnect the electric plug from the outlet, and have the instrument inspected by qualiﬁed Yamaha service personnel.

Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or others, or damage to the instrument or other property. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:

Power supply/Power cord

• When removing the electric plug from the instrument or an outlet, always hold the plug itself and not the cord. Pulling by the cord can damage it.

• Remove the electric plug from the outlet when the instrument is not to be used for extended periods of time, or during electrical storms.

• Do not connect the instrument to an electrical outlet using a multiple-connector. Doing so can result in lower sound quality, or possibly cause overheating in the outlet.

Assembling the keyboard stand

• Read carefully this manual or the attached documentation explaining the assembly process. Failure to assemble the stand in the proper sequence might result in damage to the instrument or even injury.

Location

• Do not expose the instrument to excessive dust or vibrations, or extreme cold or heat (such as in direct sunlight, near a heater, or in a car during the day) to prevent the possibility of panel disﬁguration or damage to the internal components.

• Do not use the instrument in the vicinity of a TV, radio, stereo equipment, mobile phone, or other electric devices. Otherwise, the instrument, TV, or radio may generate noise.

• Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might accidentally fall over.

• Before moving the instrument, remove all connected cables.

• Do not place objects in front of the instrument’s air vent, since this may prevent adequate ventilation of the internal components, and possibly result in the instrument overheating.

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Connections

• Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the power for all components. Before turning the power on or off for all components, set all volume levels to minimum. Also, be sure to set the volumes of all components at their minimum levels and gradually raise the volume controls while playing the instrument to set the desired listening level.

Maintenance

• When cleaning the instrument, use a soft, dry or slightly damp cloth. Do not use paint thinners, solvents, cleaning ﬂuids, or chemical-impregnated wiping cloths.

Handling caution

• Never insert or drop paper, metallic, or other objects into the gaps on the panel or keyboard. If this happens, turn off the power immediately and unplug the power cord from the AC outlet. Then have the instrument inspected by qualiﬁed Yamaha service personnel.

• Do not place vinyl, plastic or rubber objects on the instrument, since this might discolor the panel or keyboard.

• Do not rest your weight on, or place heavy objects on the instrument, and do not use excessive force on the buttons, switches or connectors.

• Do not operate the instrument for a long period of time at a high or uncomfortable volume level, since this can cause permanent hearing loss. If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, consult a physician.

Using the bench (If included)

• Do not place the bench in an unstable position where it might accidentally fall over.

• Do not play carelessly with or stand on the bench. Using it as a tool or step-ladder or for any other purpose might result in accident or injury.

• Only one person should sit on the bench at a time, in order to prevent the possibility of accident or injury.

• If the bench screws become loose due to extensive long-term use, tighten them periodically using the included tool.

Saving data

Saving and backing up your data

• Current data (see page 43) is lost when you turn off the power to the instrument. Save the data to the storage memory (see page 43).

Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modiﬁcations to the instrument, or data that is lost or destroyed.

Always turn the power off when the instrument is not in use.

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Thank you for choosing the Yamaha PF-500 electronic piano. In order to make the most of your

PF-500’s performance potential and features, please read this Owner’s Manual thoroughly, and

keep it in a safe place for later reference.

About this Owner’s Manual and Reference Booklet

This manual consists of four main sections: “Introduction,” “Basic Operation,” “Detailed Settings,” and “Appendix.” Also, a separate “Reference Booklet” is provided.

Introduction:

Basic Operation:

Detailed Settings:

Appendix:

Reference Booklet:

• The illustrations and LCD screens as shown in this Owner’s Manual are for instructional purposes only, and may appear somewhat different from those on your instrument.

• Copying of the commercially available software is strictry prohibited except for your personal use.

This product incorporates and bundles computer programs and contents in which Yamaha owns copyrights or with respect to which it has license to use others’ copyrights. Such copyrighted materials include, without limitation, all computer software, MIDI ﬁles, WAVE data and sound recordings. Any unauthorized use of such programs and contents outside of personal use is not permitted under relevant laws. Any violation of copyright has legal consequences. DON’T MAKE, DISTRIBUTE OR USE ILLEGALCOPIES.

Please read this section ﬁrst. In the “Application Index” section on page 9 and “Features” on page 12, you can learn how to use the PF-500 and its functions in particular situations.

This main section explains how to use the basic functions. Refer to this section while you play the PF-500. If you have questions or come across the words you do not know, refer to the section entitled “Questions about Operations and Functions” on page 90, or the “Index” on page 102.

This section explains how to make detailed settings for the PF-500’s various functions. Refer to this section as necessary.

This section introduces troubleshooting, a description of preset voices, and other reference material.

XG Voice List, MIDI Data Format, etc.

Trademarks

• Apple and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

• Windows is the registered trademark of Microsoft® Corporation.

All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

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Introduction.......................................................... 2

PRECAUTIONS ........................................................................................................................................ 3

About this Owner’s Manual and Reference Booklet..................................................................................................... 5

Table of contents ................................................................................................................................... 6

Application Index ................................................................................................................................... 9

Included Accessories ............................................................................................................................ 11

Features ................................................................................................................................................ 12

Before Using the PF-500 ...................................................................................................................... 14

About the pedal unit ..................................................................................................................................................... 14

About the music stand.................................................................................................................................................. 14

Turning the power on................................................................................................................................................... 15

Adjusting the display contrast ...................................................................................................................................... 16

Setting the volume ........................................................................................................................................................ 16

Using headphones......................................................................................................................................................... 16

Basic Operation .................................................. 17

Part Names ........................................................................................................................................... 18

Listening to the Demonstration Tunes................................................................................................ 20

Listening to 50 Piano Preset Songs ..................................................................................................... 22

Playing the 50 piano preset songs ................................................................................................................................ 22

Practicing a one-hand part using 50 preset songs ....................................................................................................... 24

Selecting and Playing Voices ............................................................................................................... 26

Selecting Voices............................................................................................................................................................. 26

Using the pedals ............................................................................................................................................................ 27

Adding variation to the sound

[BRILLIANCE]/[REVERB]/[CHORUS] ..................................................................................................................... 28

Combining two voices (Dual mode)............................................................................................................................ 30

Splitting the keyboard range and playing two different voices (Split mode) ............................................................ 32

Using the metronome................................................................................................................................................... 34

Recording Your Performance............................................................................................................... 35

Recording a New Song.................................................................................................................................................. 35

Recording to [TRACK 1]........................................................................................................................................ 35

Re-recording TRACK 1........................................................................................................................................... 37

Re-recording TRACK 1 partially............................................................................................................................ 38

Recording to [TRACK2]......................................................................................................................................... 39

Recording to the third or more tracks [EXTRA TRACKS] .................................................................................. 40

Other recording techniques.......................................................................................................................................... 40

Adding data to or recording over an existing song ............................................................................................... 40

Changing a voice or tempo after recording ........................................................................................................... 41

Adjusting the volume balance between playback and your performance [SONG BALANCE] ......................... 42

Recording in Dual or Split mode ........................................................................................................................... 42

Saving Recorded Songs and Handling the Files...[FILE] ...................................................................... 43

PF-500 memory....................................................................................................................................................... 43

Basic file operation.................................................................................................................................................. 44

Saving recorded or other songs to PF-500 Storage memory...[SaveToMemory]...................................................... 45

Deleting a Memory song...[DeleteSong]...................................................................................................................... 46

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Table of contents

Renaming a song...[RenameSong] ............................................................................................................................... 47

Changing the type of characters on screen...[CharacterCode]................................................................................... 47

Playing Back Recorded Songs .............................................................................................................. 48

Playing back a song ....................................................................................................................................................... 48

Turning track playback on and off............................................................................................................................... 50

Supported song data type ............................................................................................................................................. 50

Connections ......................................................................................................................................... 51

Connectors .................................................................................................................................................................... 51

Connecting a personal computer................................................................................................................................. 53

Detailed Settings ................................................ 59

Detailed Settings.................................................................................................................................. 60

Parameter List ............................................................................................................................................................... 60

Making detailed settings ............................................................................................................................................... 63

Detailed settings for recording and playback [SONG SETTING] ........................................................ 65

Correcting note timing [Quantize].............................................................................................................................. 65

Specifying whether playback starts immediately along with the first voicing [QuickPlay]...................................... 66

Auditioning the channels [ChannelListen] ................................................................................................................. 66

Deleting data from each channel [ChannelClear]....................................................................................................... 66

Specifying the range and playing back repeatedly [FromToRepeat] ......................................................................... 66

Playing back the phrase specified by the phrase number [PhraseMark] ................................................................... 67

Playing back a song repeatedly [SongRepeat] ............................................................................................................. 67

Detailed settings for the metronome METRONOME [SETTING] ........................................................ 68

Setting the metronome time signature [TimeSignature]............................................................................................ 68

Setting the metronome volume level [MetronomeVolume]...................................................................................... 68

Selecting the metronome voice [MetronomeSound] ................................................................................................. 68

Detailed settings for the voices [VOICE SETTING] .............................................................................. 69

Setting the octave [Octave]........................................................................................................................................... 70

Setting the volume level [Volume] .............................................................................................................................. 70

Setting the position of right and left channels [Pan] .................................................................................................. 70

Make fine adjustments to the pitch (only in Dual mode) [Detune].......................................................................... 70

Selecting the reverb type [ReverbType]....................................................................................................................... 71

Setting the reverb depth [ReverbSend]........................................................................................................................ 71

Selecting the chorus type [Chorus Type]..................................................................................................................... 71

Setting the chorus depth [ChorusSend] ...................................................................................................................... 71

Setting the chorus on/off [ChorusOnOff]................................................................................................................... 72

Selecting the DSP type [DSP Type (DSP)] .................................................................................................................. 72

Setting the speed of the vibraphone vibrato effect [VibeRotorSpeed]....................................................................... 72

Turning the vibraphone vibrato effect on/off [VibeRotorOnOff (RotorOnOff)] .................................................... 73

Setting the rotation speed of the rotary speaker [RotarySpeed (Rot.Speed)]............................................................ 73

Adjusting the depth of the DSP effect [DSPDepth].................................................................................................... 73

Adjusting the brightness of the sound [Brightness].................................................................................................... 73

Adjusting the resonance effect [HarmonicContent (Harmonic)] ............................................................................. 73

Adjusting the low-range frequency of the equalizer [EQ LowFreq. (EQ L.Freq)] ....................................................74

Adjusting the low-range gain (amount of boost/cut) of the equalizer [EQ LowGain]............................................. 74

Adjusting the high-range frequency of the equalizer [EQ HighFreq. (EQ H.Freq)] ................................................ 74

Adjusting the high-range gain (amount of boost/cut) of the equalizer [EQ HighGain] .......................................... 74

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Table of contents

Setting the touch sensitivity [TouchSense].................................................................................................................. 75

Setting the right pedal function [RPedal].................................................................................................................... 75

Setting the center pedal function [MPedal] ................................................................................................................ 75

Setting the left pedal function [LPedal]....................................................................................................................... 76

Setting the auxiliary pedal function [AuxPedal] ......................................................................................................... 76

MIDI [MIDI SETTING]........................................................................................................................... 77

About MIDI................................................................................................................................................................... 77

Setting the MIDI transmit channel [MidiOutChannel] ............................................................................................. 78

Setting the MIDI receive channel [MidiInChannel]................................................................................................... 78

Setting Local control on/off [LocalControl]................................................................................................................ 79

Selecting performance from the keyboard or song data for MIDI transmission [MidiOutSelect].......................... 79

Selecting a type of data received via MIDI [ReceiveParameter]................................................................................. 79

Selecting a type of data transmitted via MIDI [TransmitParameter] ........................................................................ 79

Transmitting the initial settings on the panel [InitialSetup] ...................................................................................... 80

Executing voice data bulk dump [VoiceBulkDump].................................................................................................. 80

Other settings ...................................................................................................................................... 81

Selecting a touch response [TouchResponse] ............................................................................................................. 81

Fine tuning the pitch [Tune]........................................................................................................................................ 81

Selecting a tuning curve for a piano voice [PianoTuningCurve]............................................................................... 81

Selecting a scale [Scale]................................................................................................................................................. 82

Specifying the Split Point [SplitPoint]......................................................................................................................... 82

Changing the key [Transpose] ..................................................................................................................................... 82

Adjusting the depth of the Soft pedal [SoftPedalDepth] ............................................................................................ 83

Depth of string resonance [StringResonanceDepth] .................................................................................................. 83

Depth of sustain sampling for the damper pedal [SustainSamplingDepth].............................................................. 83

Specify the volume of the key-off sound [KeyOffSamplingDepth] ........................................................................... 83

Selecting a pedal function for vibraphone [VibraphonePedalMode]........................................................................ 83

Assign the SONG [START/STOP] function to the pedal [PedalStart/Stop]............................................................. 84

Selecting a type of auxiliary pedal [AuxPedalType].................................................................................................... 84

Setting the point at which the damper pedal starts to affect the sound [HalfPedalPoint] ....................................... 84

Pitch bend range [PitchBendRange]............................................................................................................................ 84

Switch the speaker on/off [Speaker] ............................................................................................................................ 85

Selecting items saved at shutdown [MemoryBackUp] ............................................................................................... 85

Restoring the normal (default) settings [FactorySet] ................................................................................................. 85

Other method for restoring the normal settings ......................................................................................................... 85

Message List ......................................................................................................................................... 86

Questions about Operations and Functions ........................................................................................90

Appendix ............................................................ 93

Troubleshooting................................................................................................................................... 94

Data Compatibility ............................................................................................................................... 95

Preset Voice List ................................................................................................................................... 97

Voice Combination Examples (Dual and Split) ................................................................................... 99

Assembling the Keyboard Stand ....................................................................................................... 100

Index................................................................................................................................................... 102

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Application Index

Use this index to ﬁnd reference pages that may be helpful for your application and situation.

Listening

Listening to demo songs...............................................“Listening to the Demonstration Tunes” on page 20

“Playing the 50 piano preset songs” on page 22

Listening to demo songs with different voices............“Listening to the Demonstration Tunes” on page 20

Listening to songs from “50 greats for the Piano” ..............“Playing the 50 piano preset songs” on page 22

Listening to my recorded performance ............................................ “Recording to [TRACK 1]” on page 35

“Playing back a song” on page 48

Playing

Using three pedals.............................................................................................“Using the pedals” on page 27

Playing an accompaniment that matches pitch .......................“Changing the key [Transpose]” on page 82

Changing tonal color

Viewing the list of voices.................................................................................. “Preset Voice List” on page 97

Simulating a concert hall........................................................................................... “[REVERB]” on page 29

Combining two voices ..................................................... “Combining two voices (Dual mode)” on page 30

Playing different sounds with left and right hands

...........................“Splitting the keyboard range and playing two different voices (Split mode)” on page 32

Making a voice brighter and sharper, or softer and smoother ........................“[BRILLIANCE]” on page 28

Adding spread to the sound.................................................................................... “[CHORUS]” on page 29

Practicing

Muting the right- or left-hand part ........... “Practicing a one-hand part using 50 preset songs” on page 24

Practicing with an accurate and steady tempo.......................................“Using the metronome” on page 34

Practicing using your recorded song ..........................................“Recording Your Performance” on page 35

“Turning track playback on and off” on page 50

Recording

Recording your performance...................................................... “Recording Your Performance” on page 35

Saving recorded songs to memory...“Saving Recorded Songs and Handling the Files...[FILE]” on page 43

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Application Index

Use this index to ﬁnd reference pages that may be helpful for your application and situation.

Settings

Making detailed settings for recording and playback

............................................“Detailed settings for recording and playback [SONG SETTING]” on page 65

Making detailed settings for the metronome

......................................... “Detailed settings for the metronome METRONOME [SETTING]” on page 68

Making detailed settings for the voices

................................................................. “Detailed settings for the voices [VOICE SETTING]” on page 69

Making detailed settings for MIDI ....................................................“MIDI [MIDI SETTING]” on page 77

Making detailed settings for the PF-500..............................................................“Other settings” on page 81

Connecting the PF-500 to other devices

What is MIDI?......................................................................................................... “About MIDI” on page 77

Recording your performance “AUX OUT [R][L] Pin jacks (LEVEL FIXED), [R][L/L+R] Phone jacks” on page 52

Raising the volume .. “AUX OUT [R][L] Pin jacks (LEVEL FIXED), [R][L/L+R] Phone jacks” on page 52

Outputting other instruments’ sound from the PF-500............... “AUX IN [R], [L/L+R] jacks” on page 51

Connecting a computer........................................................ “Connecting a personal computer” on page 53

Assembling the keyboard stand

Using the stand ..................................................................... “Assembling the Keyboard Stand” on page 100

Quick solution

What the PF-500 offers.................................................................................... “Application Index” on page 9

“Features” on page 12

Returning to the main screen................................................................................. “EXIT button” on page 18

Resetting the PF-500 to the default setting

................................................................“Restoring the normal (default) settings [FactorySet]” on page 85

Meaning of the messages........................................................................................ “Message List” on page 86

If you have questions about operations and functions

.............................................................................. “Questions about Operations and Functions” on page 90

Troubleshooting............................................................................................... “Troubleshooting” on page 94

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Included Accessories

Pedal Unit

Keyboard Stand

Music Stand

Bench (included or optional depending on locale)

Dust Cover (included or optional depending on locale)

Owner’s Manual

Reference Booklet

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Features

The Yamaha PF-500 electronic piano features rich sounds produced by Yamaha’s proprietary “AWM dynamic stereo

sampling” tone generator system and a “ Graded Hammer” keyboard that varies the key weight according to the key

range, giving these electronic pianos a “playing-feel” that is very close to the keyboard of a genuine grand piano. The PF-500 GrandPiano1 voice features 3 velocity-switched samples ( Dynamic Sampling ), “ String Resonance ” (page 83) that recreates resonance of piano strings, special “ Sustain Sampling ” (page 83)that samples the unique resonance of an acoustic grand piano’s soundboard and strings when the damper pedal is pressed, and “

ples

” that add the subtle sound produced when the keys are released. The PF-500 comes much closer to the sound of

a true acoustic piano.

Key-off Sam-

SONG KEYBOARD

MAXMIN

These jacks allow you to connect an external tone generator to reproduce the sound via the PF-500’s internal sound system and speakers. (page 51)

L/L+R

Connect an optional pedal here and assign one of the various functions to the pedal. (page 52)

DEMO TEMPO

SONG BALANCEMASTER VOLUME

METRONOME

EXTRA

TRACK

TRACKS

SONG SELECT

START

TOP

STOP

REC

SYNCHRO START

NEW SONG

SONG

SETTINGSTART/STOP

FILE

SONG SETTING

UPDOWN

GRAND

E.PIANO

GRAND

E.PIANO

CONTRAST

PIANO 2

PIANO 1

JAZZ

CHURCH

ORGAN

STRINGS

CHOIR

EXIT

You can output the sound of the PF-500 from an external audio system, or connect it to a cassette tape recorder etc. and record your playing. (page 52)

AUX IN

PEDAL TO HOST USB

AUX OUT

L/L+R

AUX PEDALAC INLET

RL R

LEVEL FIXED

MIDI

IN THRUOUT

PHONES

HOST SELECT

MIDI PC-2 USBMac

Connect a MIDI device here to use various MIDI functions. (page 52, 56) (About MIDI—page 77)

This jack and selector switch allow direct connection to a personal computer for sequencing and other music applications. (page 53–58)

VOICE

VIBRA-

HARPSI-

E.CLAVI-

SETTING

PHONE

CHORD

GUITAR

SYNTH.

WOOD

PAD

BASS

E.BASS XG

VOICE

SPLIT CHORUSREVERB

VARIATION BRIGHTMELLOW

MIDI

SETTING

OTHER

BRILLIANCE

SETTING

EFFECT

A set of standard stereo headphones can be plugged in here for private practice. (page 16)

POWER

ON OFF

This connector can be connected to your computer, allowing you to transfer MIDI data between the PF-500 and the computer. (page 52)

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Features

SONG select buttons

This section enables you to listen to 50 piano preset songs, as well as to practice playing the songs using a convenient Practice function. You can also record and play back your performance. (page 22, 35, 48)

[MASTER VOLUME]

Adjust the volume level using this dial. (page 16)

[DEMO]

Demonstration playback is available for each voice. (page 20)

[FILE]

Save recorded songs and manage song files. (page 43)

[METRONOME]

Use the metronome functions. (page 34)

Voice group buttons

You can choose from sixteen groups of voices, including grand piano. You can also combine two sounds and use them together. (page 26)

[CONTRAST]

Adjust the brightness of the display using this control. (page 16)

[MIDI SETTING]

Make detailed MIDI settings, such as MIDI receive/transmit channels. (page 77)

[REVERB] / [CHORUS]

Add reverb (reverberation) and spread (chorus) to the sound. (page 29)

[SPLIT]

You can play different voices on the left- and right-hand sections of the keyboard. (page 32)

METRONOME

SETTINGSTART/STOP

FILE

SONG

REC

SETTING

UPDOWN

SONG KEYBOARD

MAXMIN

EXTRA

TRACK

TRACKS

SONG SELECT

START

STOP

TOP

SYNCHRO START

NEW SONG

SONG BALANCEMASTER VOLUME

DEMO TEMPO

SONG

[SONG SETTING]

Make detailed settings for

song recording and playback.

(page 65)

[SONG BALANCE]

This lets you adjust the volume balance between the song playback and the sound you are playing on the keyboard. (page 42)

TEMPO [DOWN] [UP]

You can change the song tempo (speed). (page 23, 34, 36, 48)

The display allows accurate control and operation.

NO YES

CONTRAST

GRAND

PIANO 1

PIANO 2

CHURCH

JAZZ

ORGAN

EXIT

STRINGS

E.CLAVI-

E.PIANO

HARPSI-

CHORD

SYNTH.

WOOD

PAD

BASS

CHOIR

VOICE

GRAND

E.PIANO

[EXIT]

The screen returns to its main display when you press this button. (page 19)

VIBRAPHONE

E.BASS XG

GUITAR

VOICE

SETTING

SPLIT CHORUSREVERB

VARIATION BRIGHTMELLOW

(page 19)

[VOICE SETTING] / [VARIATION]

You can make detailed settings for tone and effects. (page 69)

BRILLIANCE [MELLOW] [BRIGHT]

Adjust the brightness of the tone using these buttons. (page 28)

[OTHER SETTING]

This lets you make detailed settings, such as adjusting the keyboard touch or making fine adjustments to the pitch. (page 81)

BRILLIANCE

EFFECT

MIDI

SETTING

OTHER

SETTING

PF-500

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Before Using the PF-500

You do not need to install the stand to play the PF-500. However, if you wish to assemble the stand, refer to page 100.

About the pedal unit

Insert the plug of the pedal unit, with the arrow in the plug facing upward.

About the music stand

The PF-500 is supplied with a music stand that can be attached to the instrument by inserting it into the holes at the rear of the control panel.

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Before Using the PF-500

Turning the power on

1. Connect the power cable.

First insert the plug of the power cable into the [AC INLET] on the left side panel, then plug the other end of the cable into the proper AC outlet on the wall.

AC INLET

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(The shape of plug differs depending on locale.)

VOLTAGE SELECTOR

WARNING!

Make sure your PF-500 is rated for the AC voltage supplied in the area in which it is to be used (voltage rating appears on the name plate on the bottom panel). In some areas, a voltage selector may be provided on the bottom panel of the main keyboard unit. Make sure that the voltage selector is set for the voltage in your area. Connecting the unit to the wrong AC supply can cause serious damage to the internal circuitry and may even pose a shock hazard!

Use only the AC power cord supplied with the PF-500. If the supplied cord is lost or damaged and needs to be replaced, contact your Yamaha dealer. The use of an inappropriate replacement can pose a ﬁre and shock hazard!

The type of AC power cord provided with the PF-500 may be different depending on the country in which it is purchased. (In some areas a plug adaptor may be provided to match the pin conﬁguration of the AC wall outlets in your area.) Do NOT modify the plug provided with the PF-500. If the plug will not ﬁt the outlet, have a proper outlet installed by a qualiﬁed electrician.

2. Turn on the power to the PF-500.

Press the [POWER] switch located on the left side panel to turn on the power.

• The screen located in the center of the front panel lights up.

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[POWER]

Press the [POWER] switch again to turn off the power to the PF-500.

When you turn on the power to the PF-500, a voice name appears on the screen.

NO YES

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Before Using the PF-500

Adjusting the display contrast

You can adjust the contrast of the display by turning the [CONTRAST] knob located to the right of the LCD.

Setting the volume

To adjust the volume, use the [MASTER VOLUME] located at the left of the panel. Play the keyboard to actually produce sound while you adjust the volume.

NO YES

CONTRAST

EXITEXIT

Use this knob.

TERMINOLOGY

CONTRAST:

difference between brightness and darkness

The level decreases.

The level increases.

TERMINOLOGY

MASTER VOLUME:

The volume level of the entire keyboard sound

TIP

MAXMIN

MASTER VOLUME

CAUTION

Do not use the PF-500 at a high volume level for a long period of time, or your hearing may be damaged.

You can also adjust the [PHONES] output level, the AUX IN input level and the AUX OUT [L/L+R][R] output level using the [MASTER VOLUME] dial.

Using headphones

Connect a pair of headphones to one of the [PHONES] on the left side panel. Two [PHONES] jacks are provided. Two sets of standard stereo headphones can be plugged in. (If you are using only one pair of headphones, you can plug them into either of these jacks.)

CAUTION

Do not use headphones at a high volume for an extended period of time. Doing so may cause hearing loss.

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Basic Operation

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Part Names

SONG KEYBOARD

MAXMIN

NO YES

SONG BALANCEMASTER VOLUME

2 3

CONTRAST

EXIT

DEMO TEMPO

CHURCH

SONG SELECT

NEW SONG

GRAND

PIANO 1

ORGAN

GRAND PIANO 2

JAZZ

ORGAN

TRACK

TOP

SYNCHRO START

SONG

E.PIANO

STRINGS

START

TRACK

HARPSICHORD

SYNTH.

PAD

VOICE

E.CLAVI-

CHORD

WOOD

BASS

PHONE

E.BASS XG

E.PIANO

CHOIR

VIBRA-

EXTRA

TRACKS

REC

FILE

SONG

SETTING

STOP

METRONOME

MIDI

SETTING

OTHER

SETTING

GUITAR

G H

VOICE

SETTING

SPLIT CHORUSREVERB

VARIATION BRIGHTMELLOW

I J

BRILLIANCE

EFFECT

SETTINGSTART/STOP

UPDOWN

C0 D0 E0 F0 G0 A0 B0 C1 D1 E1 F1 G1 A1 B1 C2 D2 E2 F2 G2 A2 B2 C3 D3 E3 F3 G3 A3 B3 C4 D4 E4 F4 G4 A4 B4

B-1A-1

Top panel

[MASTER VOLUME]............................. P16

2 SONG BALANCE..................................P42

3 [DEMO] ...............................................P20

4 SONG SELECT [ ] [ ] ........P22, 35, 48

5 [TRACK1] [TRACK2] /

[EXTRA TRACKS] ............... P24, 35–40, 50

6 [FILE] ...................................................P43

7 [TOP] / SONG [START/STOP]

................................................ P22, 36, 49

8 [REC] ................................................... P34

9 [SONG SETTING] ................................ P65

0 METRONOME [START/STOP] /

[SETTING] .....................................P34, 68

A TEMPO [DOWN] [UP] .......P23, 34, 36, 49

B LCD buttons A [–] [+] / B [– (NO)] [+ (YES)] /

C [–] [+] / D [–] [+] ..............................P19

SONG KEYBOARD

MAXMIN

SONG BALANCEMASTER VOLUME

EXTRA

TRACK

TRACKS

FILE

SONG

START

TOP

STOP

SONG SELECT

REC

SETTING

SYNCHRO START

NEW SONG

DEMO TEMPO

SONG

METRONOME

SETTINGSTART/STOP

UPDOWN

GRAND

HARPSI-

VIBRA-

GRAND

CONTRAST

PIANO 1

CHURCH ORGAN

EXIT

VOICE

E.PIANO

E.CLAVI-

PIANO 2

CHORD

PHONE

SETTING

CHORD

GUITAR

JAZZ

ORGAN

SPLIT CHORUSREVERB

SYNTH.

WOOD

BRILLIANCE

PAD

BASS

VARIATION BRIGHTMELLOW

STRINGS

CHOIR

E.BASS XG

EFFECT

VOICE

C5 D5 E5 F5 G5 A5 B5 C6 D6 E6 F6 G6 A6 B6 C7

]

MIDI

SETTING

OTHER SETTING

Center “C”

C LCD screen ..........................................P19

D [CONTRAST] knob ..............................P16

E [EXIT]...................................................P19

F Voice group buttons ...........................P26

G [VOICE SETTING] ................................P69

H [SPLIT] ................................................. P32

I [REVERB] ............................................. P29

J [CHORUS]............................................P29

K VARIATION [▼] [▲].............................P26

L BRILLIANCE [MELLOW] [BRIGHT] ......P28

M [MIDI SETTING] ..................................P77

N [OTHER SETTING] ...............................P81

O Soft pedal............................................P27

P Sostenuto pedal ..................................P27

Q Damper pedal .....................................P27

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Connectors (Left side panel)

Part Names

R AUX IN ............................................... P51

S AUX OUT ........................................... P52

T [PHONES] .......................................... P16

U [POWER ON/OFF].............................. P15

V [AC INLET] ......................................... P15

X [AUX PEDAL] ...................................... P52

Y MIDI [IN] [OUT] [THRU] .................... P52

Z HOST SELECT .....................................P52

[ [TO HOST] .......................................... P52

\ [USB] ..................................................P52

W [PEDAL]...................................... P14, 101

AUX IN

L/L+R

PEDAL TO HOST USB

WV X Z [ \

AUX OUT

L/L+R

AUX PEDALAC INLET

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LEVEL FIXED

MIDI

IN THRUOUT

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HOST SELECT

MIDI PC-2 USBMac

POWER

ON OFF

] Panel logos

GM System Level 1

“GM System Level 1” is an addition to the MIDI standard which guarantees that any data conforming to the standard will play accurately on any GM-compatible tone generator or synthesizer from any manufacturer.

XG Format

XG is a new Yamaha MIDI speciﬁcation which signiﬁcantly expands and improves on the “GM System Level 1” standard with greater voice handling capacity, expressive control, and effect capability while retaining full compatibility with GM.

C LCD

Use the LCD button A, B, C, or D to select the contents displayed on the LCD. Check the screen located in the center of the top panel after every operation. A voice name appears on the screen when you turn on the power to the unit.

E [EXIT] button

When you press this button, the unit returns to the default screen (the screen that indicates a voice name(s) and is displayed when the power is turned on).

NO YES

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Listening to the Demonstration Tunes

For each voice group, the PF-500 contains one demo song that shows off the character of the voices. This section explains how to listen to the demo songs for the voice groups listed below.

Demonstration tunes

Voice group Tunes Composer

HARPSICHORD Gavotte J.S.Bach

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EXTRA

TRACK

TRACKS

FILE

SONG KEYBOARD

MAXMIN

SONG SELECT

TOP

NEW SONG

SONG BALANCEMASTER VOLUME

DEMO TEMPO

SYNCHRO START

SONG

STOP

START

REC

SETTING

SONG

Procedure

1. Engage the demo mode.

Press the [DEMO] button to engage the demo mode.

The indicators of the voice group buttons will blink in succession.

METRONOME

2 3

GRAND

CONTRAST

SETTINGSTART/STOP

UPDOWN

NO YES

GRAND

PIANO 1

PIANO 2

CHURCH

JAZZ

ORGAN

EXITEXIT

Voice group buttons

E.PIANO

HARPSI-

E.CLAVI-

E.PIANO

CHORD

SYNTH.

WOOD

PAD

CHOIR

STRINGS

VOICE

VIBRA-

SETTING

PHONE

GUITAR

SPLIT

REVERB CHORUS

BASS

E.BASS

VARIATIO N BRIGHTMELLOW

BRILLIANCE

MIDI

SETTING

OTHER

SETTING

EFFECT

TERMINOLOGY

Mode:

A mode is a status under which you can execute a certain function. In demo mode, you can play back demonstration tunes.

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Listening to the Demonstration Tunes

2. Select a tune and start playback.

Press the voice group button for the demo song that you want to hear.

The indicator of the voice group button you pressed will light, and the demo song will begin playing. Subsequently, the demo songs will play back consecutively from the upper left voice group button until you stop the playback.

3. Stop the playback.

Press the button of the voice group being played or the SONG [START/STOP] button.

4. Exit from demo mode.

Press the [DEMO] or [EXIT] button to exit from demo mode.

By holding down [DEMO] and pressing A[–][+] to get the [PianoDemo] display, you can hear the piano demo. The piano demo lets you compare the result of enabling/disabling each sampling technology.

NOTE

To adjust the volume level of the demo songs, use the [MASTER VOLUME] dial.

TIP

To adjust the volume balance between the song playback and the sound you are playing on the keyboard, use the [SONG BALANCE] slider (page 42) .

GRAND PIANO1 ................. Stereo Piano (stereo sampling)

GRAND PIANO2 ................. Mono Piano (mono sampling)

E.PIANO1 ............................ mezzo piano (dynamic sampling,

mezzopiano)

E.PIANO2 ............................ mezzo forte (dynamic sampling, mez-

zoforte)

HARPSICHORD .................. forte (dynamic sampling, forte)

E.CLAVICHORD.................. with Sustain (with sustain sampling)

VIBRAPHONE ..................... no Sustain (without sustain sampling)

GUITAR ............................... with KeyOff (with key-off sampling)

CHURCH ORGAN............... no KeyOff (without key-off sampling)

JAZZ ORGAN...................... with StringRes (with string reso-

nance)

STRINGS............................. no StringRes (without string reso-

nance)

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Listening to 50 Piano Preset Songs

The PF-500 provides performance data of 50 piano songs. You can just listen to these songs (page 22) or use them for practice (page 24). See page 34 in the Reference Booklet for a complete listening of the preset songs.

Playing the 50 piano preset songs

SONG KEYBOARD

MAXMIN

SONG BALANCEMASTER VOLUME

SONG SELECT

NEW SONG

DEMO TEMPO

Procedure

1. Select a song.

Press one of the [SONG SELECT] buttons repeatedly to select the desired piano song from P-001 to P-050.

Song select screen

The song number appears on the display.

METRONOME [START/STOP]

METRONOME

EXTRA

TRACK

TRACKS

FILE

SONG

START

TOP

STOP

REC

SYNCHRO START

SETTING

SONG

23 4

TEMPO [DOWN] [UP]

SETTINGSTART/STOP

UPDOWN

NO YES

GRAND

E.PIANO

CONTRAST

EXITEXIT

GRAND

PIANO 1

PIANO 2

CHURCH ORGAN

ORGAN

HARPSI-

E.CLAVI-

E.PIANO

CHORD

SYNTH.

JAZZ

STRINGS

WOOD

PAD

CHOIR

VOICE

VIBRA-

SETTING

PHONE

GUITAR

SPLIT

REVERB CHORUS

BASS

E.BASS

VARIATION BRIGHTMELLOW

BRILLIANCE

MIDI

SETTING

OTHER

SETTING

EFFECT

TERMINOLOGY

Song:

On the PF-500, performance data is called a “Song.” This includes dem-

onstration tunes and piano preset tunes.

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2. Play a preset song.

Press the SONG [START/STOP] button to start playback.

the number of measures

NO YES

TIP

• You can also use the C [–]/[+] buttons to select a song after pressing the [SONG SELECT] button.

• [P-000: NewSong] is a blank song provided for you to record your performance. (See page 35.)

• Use the SongRepeat parameter in the “SONG SETTING” menu to select repeat playback of all songs or repeat playback of a single song. (See page 67.)

TIP

You can play the keyboard along with the preset song playback. You can change the voice playing on the keyboard.

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Adjusting the tempo

Listening to 50 Piano Preset Songs

You can use the TEMPO [DOWN]/[UP] buttons to adjust the playback tempo as required. The default tempo (the song’s original tempo) is set when you press the [DOWN] and [UP] buttons simultaneously.

Press either of the SONG SELECT [ ]/[ ] buttons to return to the song select screen.

NO YES

3. Stop the song playback.

When playback is complete, it automatically stops and the PF-500 locates the top of the song. To stop playback in the middle of a song, press the [TOP] button. You can also pause playback by pressing the SONG [START/STOP] button. Playback stops when you press the button.

Fast forward and rewind

You can perform the following operations in the song select screen:

• Use the B [–]/[+] buttons to move back and forth (rewind and fast forward) through the song while the song is played or stopped.

• Press the SONG SELECT [ ] or the C [–] button during playback to restart playback from the top of the song.

• Press the SONG SELECT [ ] or the C [+] button during playback to start playback from the next song.

• Press the SONG SELECT [ ] or the C [–] button while playback is stopped in the middle of the song to locate the top of the song.

TIP

You can also use the D[–]/[+] buttons to change the tempo.

NOTE

Resetting the tempo

Whenever you select a new preset song, the tempo is automatically reset to the song’s original value.

4. Return to the default screen.

Press the [EXIT] button.

TERMINOLOGY

Default screen:

The default screen is a voice select screen (page 26) that appears when you turn on the power to the PF-500.

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Listening to 50 Piano Preset Songs

Practicing a one-hand part using 50 preset songs

The 50 preset songs have separate left- and right-hand parts on individual tracks. You can turn the left- and right-hand parts on or off as required so you can practice the corresponding part (the part that is turned off) on the keyboard. The right-hand part is played by [TRACK 1] and the left-hand part is played by [TRACK 2].

METRONOME

SETTINGSTART/STOP

FILE

SONG

REC

SETTING

UPDOWN

NO YES

SONG KEYBOARD

MAXMIN

EXTRA

TRACK

TRACKS

TOP

SYNCHRO START

STOP

START

SONG

SONG SELECT

NEW SONG

SONG BALANCEMASTER VOLUME

DEMO TEMPO

procedure

1. Turn off the playback part you wish to practice.

After you select a song to practice, press the [TRACK1] or [TRACK2] button to turn off the corresponding part.

When you ﬁrst select a song, both [TRACK1] and [TRACK2] indicators light up, indicating that you can play back both parts. When you press one of the buttons to turn off playback, the corresponding button indicator turns off and the corresponding part playback is muted. Pressing the buttons repeatedly toggles between playback on and off.

2. Start playback and playing.

Press the SONG [START/STOP] button to start playback. Play the part you just turned off.

CONTRAST

GRAND

E.PIANO

GRAND

PIANO 1

PIANO 2

CHURCH

JAZZ

ORGAN

EXITEXIT

ORGAN

HARPSI-

E.CLAVI-

E.PIANO

CHORD

SYNTH.

WOOD

PAD

STRINGS

BASS

CHOIR

VOICE

VIBRA-

SETTING

PHONE

GUITAR

SPLIT

REVERB CHORUS

BRILLIANCE

VARIATIO N BRIGHTMELLOW

E.BASS

MIDI

SETTING

OTHER

SETTING

EFFECT

TIP

You can turn parts on or off, even during playback.

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Starting playback automatically as you start playing the keyboard (Synchro Start)

You can cause playback to begin when you play the keyboard (Synchro Start). Hold down [TOP] and press SONG [START/STOP]. The SONG [START/STOP] indicator will blink, and the PF-500 will wait for Syncro Start. Now when you play the keyboard, playback will begin at the same moment. If you press [TOP] while waiting, Synchro Start will be cancelled.

TERMINOLOGY

Synchro:

Synchronous;occurring at the same time

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3. Stop playback.

Listening to 50 Piano Preset Songs

When playback is complete, it automatically stops and the PF-500 locates the top of the song. If you wish to stop playback in the middle of a song, press the [TOP] button. You can also pause playback by pressing the SONG [START/STOP] button. Playback stops when you press the button.

You can also assign a phrase in a song to repeatedly practice that part. Refer to the [FromToRepeat] option in the “SONG SETTING” menu on page 66.

TIP

Resetting the part playback

Both parts are automatically turned ON whenever you select a new song.

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Selecting and Playing Voices

Selecting Voices

Voice

group buttons

SONG KEYBOARD

MAXMIN

EXTRA

TRACK

TRACKS

NEW SONG

TOP

SYNCHRO START

SONG

STOP

START

REC

SONG SELECT

SONG BALANCEMASTER VOLUME

DEMO TEMPO

METRONOME

SETTINGSTART/STOP

FILE

SONG

SETTING

UPDOWN

NO YES

CONTRAST

GRAND

PIANO 1

PIANO 2

CHURCH

ORGAN

EXITEXIT

Procedure

1. Select a voice group.

Press a voice group button.

2. Select a voice.

Use VARIATION [

If you select XG

If you select XG, you can select the XG voice group ﬁrst, then select the desired voice.

2-1. Simultaneously press the [–][+] screen buttons located

beside the XG voice name display, to access a screen where you can select XG voices.

2-2. Use A [–][+] to select the voice group.

2-3. Use C [–][+] to select the desired voice.

Voice group Voice name Voice group Voice name

GrandPiano1

GRANDPIANO1

GRANDPIANO2

E.PIANO1

E.PIANO2

HARPSICHORD

E.CLAVICHORD

VIBRAPHONE

GUITAR

• For details on XG voices, refer to “XG voice list” (the separate data list booklet).

MellowPiano PipeOrganTutti RockPiano PipeOrganFlute1 HonkyTonkPiano PipeOrganFlute2 GrandPiano2 BrightPiano RotaryOrgan E.Piano1 MellowOrgan SynthPiano E.Piano2 SynthStrings Vintage E.Piano SlowStrings Harpsichord8' Harpsichord8'+4' SlowChoir E.Clavichord Scat Wah Clavi. Vibraphone SynthPad2 Marimba Celesta Bass&Cymbal NylonGuitar SteelGuitar FretlessBass

▼][▲] or A [–][+] to select a voice.

PipeOrganPrincipal

CHURCHORGAN

JazzOrgan

JAZZORGAN

Strings

STRINGS

Choir

CHOIR

SYNTH.PAD

WOOD BASS

E.BASS

XG XGVoice

SynthPad1

WoodBass

ElectricBass

E.PIANO

HARPSI-

E.CLAVI-

E.PIANO

CHORD

SYNTH.

JAZZ

STRINGS

WOOD

PAD

BASS

CHOIR

VOICE

VIBRA-

SETTING

PHONE

GUITAR

SPLIT

REVERB CHORUS

BRILLIANCE

VARIATIO N BRIGHTMELLOW

E.BASS

EFFECT

MIDI

SETTING

OTHER SETTING

TERMINOLOGY

Voice

On the PF-500, a voice means “tone” or “tonal color.”

TIP

You can also switch between voices in the same group by pressing a voice group button repeatedly.

TIP

To learn characteristics of the voices, listen to demo songs for each voice group (page 20). Refer to “Preset Voice List” on page 97 for more information on characteristics of each preset voice.

TIP

You can control the loudness of a voice by how hard you play the keyboard, although different playing styles (touch sensitivities) have little or no effect with the sound of certain musical instruments. Refer to “Preset Voice List” on page 97.

TIP

XG is a major enhancement of the GM System level 1 format, and was developed by Yamaha specially to provide more voices and variations, as well as greater expressive control over voices and effects, and to ensure compatibility of data well into the future.

TIP

If you select XG and then simultaneously press the VARIATION [

▼][▲] buttons,

the XG voice select screen will appear.

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Using the pedals

The PF-500 has three foot pedals: damper pedal (right), sostenuto pedal (center), and soft pedal (left) that produce a range of expressive effects similar to those produced by the pedals on an acoustic piano.

Selecting and Playing Voices

Damper (right) pedal

When you press the damper pedal, the notes you play have a longer sustain. When you select Grand Piano 1, pressing the damper pedal activates the instrument’s special “Sustain Samples” to accurately recreate the unique resonance of an acoustic grand piano’s soundboard and strings.

Sostenuto (center) pedal

If you play a note or chord on the keyboard and press the sostenuto pedal while holding the note(s), the notes will sustain as long as the pedal is held. All subsequent notes will not sustain.















When you press the damper pedal here, the notes you play before you release the pedal have a longer sustain.















When you press the sostenuto pedal here while holding the note(s), the notes will sustain as long as you hold the pedal.

TIP

If the damper pedal doesn’t work, or notes are sustained even when the pedal is not pressed, make sure that the pedal cord is properly plugged into the PEDAL jack on the unit (see page 14). Also, make sure that the RPedal parameter in the “VOICE SETTING” menu is set to ON (see page 75).

TIP

You can adjust the depth of the resonance produced by the “Sustain Samples” using the Sustain Sampling Depth parameter in the “OTHER SETTING” menu. (See page 83.)

Soft pedal (left)

The soft pedal reduces the volume and slightly changes the timbre of notes played while the pedal is pressed. (The soft pedal will not affect notes that are already playing when it is pressed. Press the pedal immediately before you play the target notes.)

With the Vibraphone and Jazz Organ voices, this pedal turns vibrato on and off or toggles the speed of vibrato. (See page 83.)

TIP

You can assign a function to each pedal via the “R Pedal”, “M Pedal”, and “L Pedal” parameters in the “VOICE SETTING” menu. (See pages 75, 76.)

TIP

The center and left pedals can also be assigned to song start/stop operation (START/STOP function) via the “PedalStart/Stop” parameter in the “OTHER SETTING” menu (on page 84).

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Selecting and Playing Voices

Adding variation to the sound [BRILLIANCE]/[REVERB]/[CHORUS]

The Effect function enables you to add expression to the sound. The PF-500 effects include Brilliance, Reverb, and Chorus.

[REVERB]

[CHORUS]

SONG KEYBOARD

MAXMIN

TRACK

TRACKS

FILE

SONG SELECT

TOP

NEW SONG

SONG BALANCEMASTER VOLUME

DEMO TEMPO

SYNCHRO START

SONG /

STOP

START

REC

SETTING

SONG

SETTINGSTART/STOP

UPDOWN

NO YES

METRONOME

EXTRA

TRACK

CONTRAST

GRAND

E.PIANO

GRAND

PIANO 1

PIANO 2

CHURCH

ORGAN

EXITEXIT

HARPSI-

E.CLAVI-

E.PIANO

CHORD

SYNTH.

JAZZ

STRINGS

WOOD

PAD

BASS

CHOIR

VOICE

VIBRA-

SETTING

PHONE

GUITAR

SPLIT

REVERB CHORUS

BRILLIANCE

VARIATION BRIGHTMELLOW

E.BASS

EFFECT

BRILLIANCE [MELLOW] / [BRIGHT]

[BRILLIANCE]

You can use this control to adjust the brilliance of the tone and change the tonality to suit your preference.

Procedure

Press one of the BRILLIANCE [MELLOW]/ [BRIGHT] buttons to select the desired tonality.

Mellow3

Mellow2

Mellow1

Soft and mellow tone. The sound becomes more mellow and rounder as the number increases.

Normal........... Standard tone

NO YES

You can press BRILLIANCE [MELLOW] [BRIGHT], and then use D [–][+] to select the desired tonality.

Normal setting = Normal

Normal setting:

The “Normal setting” refers to the default setting (factory setting) obtained when you ﬁrst turn on the power to the PF-500.

TIP

TERMINOLOGY

MIDI

SETTING

OTHER SETTING

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Bright1

Bright2

Bright tone. The sound becomes brighter as the number increases.

Bright3

Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main screen.

NOTE

If you select [Bright1], [Bright2] or [Bright3] as the type of brilliance, the volume level will increase slightly. Under this condition, if you raise the [MASTER VOLUME] dial setting, the sound may become distorted. In this case, lower the volume accordingly.

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[REVERB]

This control adds reverberation to the sound by simulating the natural reverberation of a concert hall.

Procedure

Pressing the [REVERB] button repeatedly toggles the reverb on and off.

Even if the reverb effect is turned off, a “soundboard reverb” effect will be applied when the GrandPiano1 or GrandPiano2 voice is selected.

[CHORUS]

This control adds spread and spaciousness to the sound.

Procedure

Pressing the [CHORUS] button repeatedly toggles the chorus on and off.

You can turn the chorus effect on and off by pressing the [CHORUS] ON/OFF buttons on the panel and by setting the Chorus On Off parameter in the VOICE SETTING menu (see page 72). The [CHORUS] ON/OFF button setting on the panel is temporary. That is, if you select another voice, the chorus setting for the previous voice is cancelled. The Chorus On Off parameter setting is saved for each voice. That is, if you select a given voice, the chorus setting is automatically turned on or off according to the saved chorus setting.

TIP

You can select a reverb type via the Reverb Type parameter in the “VOICE SETTING” menu, and adjust the reverb depth for the selected voice via the Reverb Send parameter. (See page 71.)

TIP

Normal setting = ON

TIP

You can select a chorus type via the Chorus Type parameter in the “VOICE SETTING” menu, and adjust the chorus depth for the selected voice via the Reverb Send parameter. You can also turn chorus on or off via the Chorus On Off parameter. (See page 71.)

TIP

Normal Setting

The normal chorus on/off setting is different for each voice.

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Selecting and Playing Voices

Combining two voices (Dual mode)

You can play two voices simultaneously across the entire range of the keyboard. In this way, you can simulate a melody duet or combine two similar voices to create a thicker sound. Refer to “Voice Combination Examples (Dual and Split)” on page 99 for examples of effective voice combinations.

The numbers on the upper row indicate the steps

METRONOME

SETTINGSTART/STOP

UPDOWN

in Dual mode using voices from different groups.

EXTRA

TRACK

TRACKS

FILE

SONG

START

SONG SELECT

TOP

STOP

REC

SONG KEYBOARD

MAXMIN

NEW SONG

SONG BALANCEMASTER VOLUME

DEMO TEMPO

SYNCHRO START

SETTING

SONG

The numbers on the bottom row indicate the steps in Dual mode using voices from the same group.

Dual mode using voices in different voice groups

Procedure

1. Enter Dual mode.

Press two voice group buttons simultaneously.

Voice 1 Voice 2

NO YES

Voice

GRAND PIANO 1

CHURCH ORGAN

1 3

E.PIANO

GRAND PIANO 2

JAZZ ORGAN

STRINGS

1 43

E.PIANO

CHOIR

group buttons

HARPSI-

VIBRA-

E.CLAVI-

CHORD

PHONE

CHORD

SYNTH.

GUITAR

WOOD

PAD

BASS

E.BASS

VOICE

Voice group buttons

VOICE

SETTING

SPLIT

VARIATIO N BRIGHTMELLOW

REVERB CHORUS

BRILLIANCE

EFFECT

MIDI

SETTING

OTHER

SETTING

CONTRAST

EXITEXIT

TIP

If you want to select Dual mode for the left-hand area when the entire keyboard is divided into left and right areas (page 32), hold down [SPLIT] and simultaneously press two voice group buttons.

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2. Select a voice.

Use the A [–]/[+] buttons and B [–]/[+] buttons to select a voice.

The voices listed in the upper row in “Preset Voice List” on page 97 are called voice 1, and those listed in the bottom row are called voice 2.

3. Exit Dual mode and return to normal play mode.

Press any voice group button.

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You can also use the VARIATION [▼]/[▲] buttons to select the voice 1.

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Refer to page 26 for details on how to select XG voices.

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Dual mode using voices in the same voice group

Procedure

Selecting and Playing Voices

1. Select a voice group.

In normal play mode, press the desired voice group button.

2. Select a voice.

Use the A [–]/[+] buttons to select a voice.

3. Select another voice.

Use the B [–]/[+] buttons to select another voice in the same voice group.

To use the identical voices, press the B [–]/[+] buttons once. To use different voices within the same voice group, press the B [–]/[+] buttons repeatedly.

TIP

If you want to select Dual mode for the left-hand area when the entire keyboard is devided into left and right areas (page 32), press D [–] [+].

NO YES

4. Exit Dual mode and return to normal play mode.

Press any voice group button.

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Selecting and Playing Voices

Splitting the keyboard range and playing two different voices (Split mode)

Split mode enables you to play two different voices on the keyboard — one with the left hand and another with the right hand. For example, you can play a bass part using the [WOOD BASS] or [E. BASS] voice with the left hand, and a melody with the right hand. Refer to “Voice Combination Examples (Dual and Split)” on page 99 for examples of effective voice combinations.

2 3 1 3 4 5

METRONOME

EXTRA

TRACK

SONG KEYBOARD

MAXMIN

TRACK

TRACKS

FILE

SONG

START

SONG SELECT

TOP

STOP

REC

NEW SONG

SONG BALANCEMASTER VOLUME

DEMO TEMPO

SYNCHRO START

SETTING

SONG

SETTINGSTART/STOP

UPDOWN

Procedure

1. Enter Split mode.

Press [SPLIT].

2. Select a voice for the right hand.

Use the voice group buttons and VARIATION [ select the voice for the right-hand area.

3. Select a voice for the left hand.

Hold down [SPLIT], and press a voice group button to select the voice group for the left-hand area.

CONTRAST

NO YES

EXITEXIT

4 23

▼][▲] to

GRAND

E.PIANO

GRAND

PIANO 1

PIANO 2

CHURCH

JAZZ

ORGAN

HARPSI-

E.PIANO

CHORD

SYNTH.

PAD

CHOIR

STRINGS

VOICE

Voice group buttons

You can also use A [–][+] to select a voice for the righthand area.

Refer to page 26 for details on how to select XG voice.

E.CLAVICHORD

SETTING

PHONE

GUITAR

SPLIT

WOOD BASS

E.BASS

VARIATION BRIGHTMELLOW

REVERB CHORUS

BRILLIANCE

MIDI

SETTING

OTHER SETTING

EFFECT

VOICE

VIBRA-

TIP

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Use C [–][+] to select a voice.

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4. Specify the split point (the border between the right-

and left-hand range).

The normal setting of the split point is “F2.”

F 2

To change the split point setting:

Hold down [SPLIT], then use the D [–]/[+] to specify the split point.

(Optional) Press and hold down the [SPLIT] and play the key you wish to assign as the split point.

Release the [SPLIT] button to return to the main screen.

Center “C”

NO YES

TIP

A speciﬁed “split point” key is included in the left-hand range.

TIP

The split point can also be set by the [OTHER SETTING] parameter [SplitPoint]. (page 69)

5. Exit Split mode and return to normal play mode.

Press [SPLIT].

You can use Dual (see page 30) in each area (right-hand and left-hand) of Split mode.

NO YES

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Selecting and Playing Voices

Using the metronome

The PF-500 is built-in metronome (a device that keeps an accurate tempo) is a convenient feature for practice.

1 2

METRONOME

SETTINGSTART/STOP

FILE

SONG

REC

SETTING

UPDOWN

SONG KEYBOARD

MAXMIN

EXTRA

TRACK

TRACKS

TOP

SYNCHRO START

STOP

START

SONG

SONG SELECT

NEW SONG

SONG BALANCEMASTER VOLUME

DEMO TEMPO

TEMPO [DOWN] [UP]

Procedure

1. Start the metronome.

Press the METRONOME [START/STOP] button.

When the metronome is sounding, the beat indicator ﬂashes at the current tempo.

Adjusting the tempo

Press the TEMPO [DOWN] or [UP] button.

GRAND

E.PIANO

CONTRAST

NO YES

GRAND

PIANO 1

PIANO 2

CHURCH

ORGAN

EXITEXIT

HARPSI-

E.CLAVI-

CHORD

SYNTH.

JAZZ

STRINGS

WOOD

PAD

CHOIR

VOICE

VIBRA-

SETTING

PHONE

GUITAR

SPLIT

REVERB CHORUS

BASS

E.BASS

VARIATION BRIGHTMELLOW

BRILLIANCE

MIDI

SETTING

OTHER SETTING

EFFECT

TIP

NO YES

The default tempo is 120. (If a song has been selected, the song tempo is used.)

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To adjust the tempo (number of beats per minute: 10–500), use the TEMPO [DOWN]/[UP] or the D [–]/[+] buttons. To reset the tempo to the normal (default) setting, press the [DOWN] and [UP] keys or the D [–] and [+] keys simultaneously. Press the [EXIT] button to return to the normal screen.

2. Stop the metronome.

Press the METRONOME [START/STOP] button.

TIP

You can set the time signature, metronome volume, and metronome tone using the METRONOME [SETTING] button. (See page 68.)

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Recording Your Performance

This chapter explains how to record your performance using the PF-500 recording function. You can, for example, play back what you have played on the PF-500 keyboard for an effective practice aid. You can also record just the left-hand part, then practice the right-hand part while playing back the recorded left-hand part. Since you can record up to sixteen tracks separately, you could record the left-

You can record your performance (audio data) to a cassette tape recorder or other recording devices via the AUX OUT connector. (see page 52.)

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and right-hand parts separately, or record each part of a four-handed performance or ensemble song one by one to build a song.

TERMINOLOGY

The format of performance data recorded on a cassette tape differs from that of data recorded on the PF-500. A cassette tape records audio signals. On the other hand, the PF-500 “saves” information regarding note timing, voices, and a tempo value, but not audio signals. When you play back recorded songs, the PF-500 produces sound based on the saved information. Therefore, recording on the PF-500 may be more accurately called “saving information.” However, this book often uses the word “recording” because it seems to make more sense.

Recording vs. Saving:

A message (information or conﬁrmation dialog) sometimes appears on the screen to facilitate operation. Refer to the “Message List” on page 86 for an explanation of each message, appropriate actions to take, and troubleshooting information.

Recording a New Song

Recording to [TRACK 1]

1 3

METRONOME

SETTINGSTART/STOP

FILE

SONG

REC

SETTING

UPDOWN

SONG KEYBOARD

MAXMIN

EXTRA

TRACK

TRACKS

TOP

SYNCHRO START

STOP

START

SONG

SONG SELECT

NEW SONG

SONG BALANCEMASTER VOLUME

DEMO TEMPO

4 54

Procedure

1. Select “NewSong” for recording.

Press the SONG SELECT [ ] [ ] buttons simultaneously.

New Song screen

NO YES

GRAND

E.PIANO

CONTRAST

GRAND

PIANO 1

PIANO 2

CHURCH

ORGAN

EXITEXIT

HARPSI-

E.CLAVI-

E.PIANO

CHORD

SYNTH.

JAZZ

STRINGS

WOOD

PAD

BASS

CHOIR

VOICE

If you select a song other than “P-000: NewSong” and record on a track that already has data, the existing data on the track will be lost.

VOICE

VIBRA-

SETTING

PHONE

GUITAR

SPLIT

REVERB CHORUS

BRILLIANCE

VARIATIO N BRIGHTMELLOW

E.BASS

MIDI

SETTING

OTHER

SETTING

EFFECT

NOTE

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Recording Your Performance

2. Select a voice.

Select a voice (or voices) for recording (see page 26).

Set the other parameters, such as reverb and chorus. Adjust the [MASTER VOLUME] dial to set the volume level to suit your preference. You can also use the dial to adjust the level during playback. After you set the tempo or if the record standby screen does not

appear, press one of the SONG SELECT [ ] [ ] buttons once to return to the New Song screen.

3. Enter record mode and select a recording track.

Press and hold down the [REC] button and press the [TRACK 1] button.

The [TRACK 1] indicator ﬂashes in red. (To cancel recording, press the [REC] or [TOP] button.)

Record standby screen

NO YES

NOTE

Set the tempo in Step 3.

NOTE

See page 42 for more information on recording in Dual/ Split mode.

Set the tempo, if necessary. If this record standby screen does not appear, press one of the SONG

SELECT [ ] [ ] buttons once.

4. Start and stop recording.

Recording begins automatically as soon as you play a note on the keyboard.

(Optional) Press the SONG [START/STOP] button to start recording. The recording screen displays the current measure number.

Record screen

Measure number in recording

To stop recording, press the [TOP] button. The PF-500 locates the top of the song.

The [TRACK 1] indicator lights up in green. (Record mode is automatically cancelled.)

NO YES

TIP

You can record data while using the metronome. The metronome is not recorded.

TIP

When you press the SONG [START/STOP] button during recording, recording is paused. To resume recording, press the SONG [START/STOP] button again or play a note on the keyboard.

TIP

When you press the [REC] button, recording pauses.

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Recording Your Performance

5. Play back the recorded performance.

Press the SONG [START/STOP] button to play back the recorded performance.

When you turn off the power to the PF-500, the recorded performance data will be lost. If you wish to keep the recording, save the data using the SaveToMemory parameter (page 45) in the File menu.

Re-recording TRACK 1

This section explains how to record again in case your performance was not satisfactory.

Procedure

To erase recorded data from a track, use the Channel Clear parameter in the “SONG SETTING” menu. (See page 66.)

NOTE

1. Select a voice or voices for recording, if necessary.

Repeat Step 2 on page 36 if you wish to change the previous settings.

Follow the procedure from Step 3 on page 36 to re-record.

The original performance data will be overwritten by new performance data.

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Recording Your Performance

Re-recording TRACK 1 partially

This section explains how to record part of a song again.

Procedure

1. Pause the song at the beginning of the part you wish

to re-record.

Use the B [–]/[+] buttons while the playback screen is displayed to move through the measures or play back the recording and press the SONG [START/STOP] button to locate a point slightly prior to the beginning of the part you wish to re-record.

Playback screen

NO YES

2. Select a voice or voices for recording, if necessary.

Repeat Step 2 on page 36 if you wish to change the previous settings.

3. Select the recording method and enter record mode.

NOTE

If the playback screen is not displayed, press one of the

SONG SELECT [ ] [ ] buttons once.

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3-1 Press and hold down the [REC] button, and press the

C [–]/[+] buttons repeatedly to specify how the recording should start and press the D [–]/[+] buttons repeatedly to specify how the recording should end.

While you are holding down the [REC] button, the following recording method select screen appears.

Starting methods:

Norm (Normal) — The existing data will be erased after re-recording starts. Key On — Data that exists prior to the point where you start playing a note will not be erased.

NO YES

NOTE

When the starting method is set to “KeyOn,” you cannot change a voice or tempo (page 41) after the recording is complete.

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Ending methods:

Replace – The data after the point you stop recording will also be erased. Punch Out — The data after the point you stop recording will remain.

3-2 Keep holding down the [REC] button and press the

[TRACK 1] button.

The [TRACK 1] indicator ﬂashes in red. (To stop recording, press the [REC] button again or press the [TOP] button.)

Follow the procedure beginning with Step 4 on page 36.

Recording to [TRACK2]

This section explains how to record another part on the second track.

METRONOME

SETTINGSTART/STOP

FILE

SONG

REC

SETTING

UPDOWN

NO YES

CONTRAST

CHURCH

EXITEXIT

SONG KEYBOARD

MAXMIN

SONG BALANCEMASTER VOLUME

Procedure

EXTRA

TRACK

TRACKS

START

SONG SELECT

TOP

SYNCHRO START

STOP

SONG

NEW SONG

DEMO TEMPO

TIP

If you cancel recording by pressing the [REC] button, recording stops when you press the button. If you cancel recording by pressing the [TOP] button, the PF500 locates the top of the song.

GRAND

E.PIANO

GRAND

PIANO 1

PIANO 2

ORGAN

HARPSI-

E.CLAVI-

E.PIANO

CHORD

SYNTH.

JAZZ

STRINGS

WOOD

PAD

CHOIR

VOICE

VIBRA-

SETTING

PHONE

GUITAR

SPLIT

REVERB CHORUS

BASS

E.BASS

VARIATION BRIGHTMELLOW

BRILLIANCE

MIDI

SETTING

OTHER SETTING

EFFECT

1. Select a voice.

Select a voice (or voices) for recording. Repeat Step 2 on page 36.

2. Enter record mode and select a recording track.

Press and hold down the [REC] button and press the [TRACK 2] button.

The [TRACK 2] indicator ﬂashes in red. (To cancel recording, press the [REC] or [TOP] button.)

Make the recording by following the procedure beginning with Step 4 on page 36.

You can record a new part while listening to playback of the recorded [TRACK 1] data.

TIP

Pressing the [TRACK 1] button repeatedly toggles between playback on (the indicator lights up in green) and off (the indicator turns off).

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Recording Your Performance

Recording to the third or more tracks [EXTRA TRACKS]

You can continue recording other parts into tracks 3–16 [EXTRA TRACKS] one by one.

Procedure

1. Hold down the [REC] button in step 2 in the “Record-

ing to [TRACK2]” on page 39 and use the B [–]/[+] buttons to select a recording track (3–16).

select a recording track (3-16)

NO YES

2. While holding down the [REC] key, press the [EXTRA

TRACKS] button.

Then, follow the procedure beginning with Step 4 on page 36.

Other recording techniques

Adding data to or recording over an existing song

The previous section explains how to record your performance from the beginning by selecting a blank “P000: NewSong.” You can also add your performance to or overwrite existing songs (such as 50 preset piano songs [P-001—P-050], or your old recorded performances [see page 43]).

Procedure

1. Select a song for recording (P-001 – P-050).

Select one of the preset songs (P-001–P-050) instead of “P-000: NewSong” as described in Step 1 of “Recording to [TRACK1]” on page 35. To select a song from already-recorded data, see Steps 1 and 2 on page 48.

If you record on a track that already has data, the existing data on the track will be lost.

NOTE

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To continue recording, follow the procedure described in “Recording a New Song” from page 35 to 40.

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Recording Your Performance

Changing a voice or tempo after recording

You can change the voice and tempo after recording to change a song’s feel or to set a more suitable tempo. You can also change these elements in the middle of a song.

Procedure

1. Select a song you wish to change by using the SONG

SELECT [ ] [ ] buttons.

2. To change the voice or tempo in the middle of the

song, specify the measure to change using the B [–]/ [+] buttons.

3. Change the settings (voice, reverb, etc.).

For example, if you wish to change the recorded E.Piano1 voice to E. Piano2, use the voice group buttons and the A [–]/[+] buttons to select E.Piano2.

When the setting is complete, press one of the SONG SELECT [ ] [ ] buttons once to return to the song select screen.

4. Press and hold down the [REC] button and select the

track to change.

The indicator for the selected track lights up in red. Change the tempo setting now, if necessary.

At this point, do not play the keyboard or press the SONG [START/ STOP] button. Otherwise, recording will start, erasing the recorded data.

NOTE

When the starting method is set to “KeyOn,” you cannot change a voice or tempo (page 38) after the recording is complete.

TIP

Refer to “Questions about Operations and Functions” on page 90 for information on the settings that can be changed here.

TIP

Change the tempo in Step 4.

CAUTION

The edited settings (except for the tempo setting) will be saved in memory and you will not be able to restore the previous settings. Proceed with caution.

5. Press the [TOP] or [REC] button to exit record mode.

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Recording Your Performance

Adjusting the volume balance between playback and your performance [SONG BALANCE]

While recording multiple parts into tracks one by one, you can adjust the volume balance between the playback of the recorded parts and your current performance.

Procedure

1. Move [SONG BALANCE] to the left or right to make

adjustments.

SONG KEYBOARD

The song playback volume will be lower.

SONG BALANCE

Your playing volume will be lower.

The song balance setting is also used during playback. (See page 48.)

TIP

Recording in Dual or Split mode

When you record in Dual or Split mode, the PF-500 records each voice onto a separate track. The following table shows how tracks are assigned to each voice.

CAUTION

When you record multiple parts into tracks one by one, or when you record new data over an existing song (see page 40), the existing data will be erased. Proceed with caution.

In the following example, Tracks 1, 2, and EXTRA TRACKn have been selected for recording.

Tracks assigned for recording

TRACK1 TRACK2

Dual Split Split+Dual

EXTRA

TRACKn

TRACK1 TRACK2

EXTRA

TRACKn

TRACK1 TRACK2

EXTRA

TRACKn

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↓↓↓ ↓↓↓ ↓↓↓

MAIN (voice 1)

Tracks used for recording

Note: TRACKn = TRACK 3 – TRACK 16

If “n+1,” “n+2,” and “n+3” exceed 16, TRACKs 1, 2, and 3 are used.

Switching between Dual and Split mode in a song is not recorded.

LEFT (voice 1)

MAIN (voice 2)

LEFT (voice 2)

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TRACK1 TRACK2 TRACKn TRACK1 TRACKn TRACK1 TRACKn

–

TRACK3 TRACK4

––

TRACKn

–

TRACK2 TRACKn+1 TRACK2 TRACKn +1

TRACK3 TRACKn +2

TRACK4 TRACKn +3

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Saving Recorded Songs and Handling the Files...[FILE]

File screens (accessed via the [FILE] button) enables you to handle song ﬁles (e.g., save, delete, and rename recorded songs), and change the characters on the screen.

The following parameters are provided for these operations:

Settings Parameter name

Saves recorded and other songs in PF-500

SaveToMemory 45

memory

Deletes a song from PF-500 memory DeleteSong 46

Changes the title of songs RenameSongs 47

Change the type of characters on the screen CharacterCode 47

Reference

page

PF-500 memory

The PF-500 has the following three types of memory:

• Current memory: This is a temporary memory area where you can temporarily place and edit the currently-selected song before playback or recording.

• Preset song memory: This read-only memory area saves 50 piano preset songs.

• Storage memory: This memory area enables you to save recorded songs.

TERMINOLOGY

File

A ﬁle contains a group of data. On the PF-500, a song ﬁle includes song data and a song number.

Memory

Memory is a location inside the PF-500 in which you can save and edit data.

Character code

Type of characters

When you select a song in the song select screen, it is loaded from Preset song memory or Storage memory into Current memory. You will use Current memory to play back and record songs. When you turn off the power to the PF-500, songs saved in Preset song memory and Storage memory are not erased. On the other hand, songs in Current memory are lost. If you wish to keep a song in Current memory, you must save it in Storage memory (see pages 45). In this manual, a song located in a song recorded in Current memory, is referred to as a “Current song” and a song in Storage memory is a “Memory song.”

PF-500

Preset song memory

Current memory

SONG SELECT

SONG KEYBOARD

NEW SONG

MAXMIN

DEMO TEMPO

SONG BALANCEMASTER VOLUME

METRONOME

TRACK

EXTRA

SETTINGSTART/STOP

TRACKS

FILE

SONG

START

TOP

STOP

REC

SETTING

UPDOWN

SYNCHRO START

SONG

Storage memory

GRAND

CONTRAST

PIANO 1

CHURCH ORGAN

EXIT

VOICE

E.PIANO

GRAND

PIANO 2

JAZZ

ORGAN

STRINGS

MIDI

E.PIANO

HARPSI-

VIBRA-

E.CLAVI-

SETTING

CHORD

PHONE

CHORD

GUITAR

SPLIT CHORUSREVERB

OTHER

SYNTH.

WOOD

BRILLIANCE

SETTING

PAD

BASS

VARIATION BRIGHTMELLOW

CHOIR

E.BASS XG

EFFECT

VOICE

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Saving Recorded Songs and Handling the Files...[FILE]

Basic ﬁle operation

2 3 3

EXTRA

TRACK

TRACKS

MAXMIN

SONG KEYBOARD

SONG BALANCEMASTER VOLUME

SONG SELECT

NEW SONG

DEMO TEMPO

TOP

SYNCHRO START

STOP

START

REC

SONG

Procedure

1. Select a song.

Select a song you wish to save or rename.

2. Access the File menu.

Press the [FILE] button.

To close the File menu, press the [EXIT] button once or twice.

METRONOME

SETTINGSTART/STOP

FILE

SONG

SETTING

UPDOWN

NO YES

CONTRAST

GRAND

E.PIANO

GRAND

PIANO 1

PIANO 2

CHURCH

ORGAN

EXITEXIT

HARPSI-

E.CLAVI-

E.PIANO

CHORD

SYNTH.

JAZZ

STRINGS

WOOD

PAD

BASS

CHOIR

VOICE

VIBRA-

SETTING

PHONE

GUITAR

SPLIT

REVERB CHORUS

BRILLIANCE

VARIATIO N BRIGHTMELLOW

E.BASS

EFFECT

MIDI

SETTING

OTHER

SETTING

NO YES

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3. Select the desired parameter.

Press the [FILE] or A [–]/[+] buttons repeatedly to display the desired item from the following: “SaveToMemory”, “DeleteSong”, “RenameSong”, “CharacterCode”.

4. Set the parameter or execute the command.

Use the B [– (NO)]/[+ (YES)], C [–]/[+], D [–]/[+] buttons. For more information regarding this procedure, refer to the corresponding section below.

5. Close the File menu.

Press the [EXIT] button.

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Saving Recorded Songs and Handling the Files...[FILE]

Saving recorded or other songs to PF-500 Storage memory...[SaveToMemory]

If you record a song, then turn off the power to the PF-500, the song will be erased. To save the recorded song, you must save it into the PF-500 Storage memory. You can also save the preset songs, and additional or overwriting recordings (page 40) to Storage memory.

NO YES

Procedure

See page 44 the basic operation information. The following is a detailed procedure of Step 4.

4-1 Name the song.

To move the cursor (a small underline), use the C [–]/[+] buttons. To insert a space, press the C [–]/[+] buttons simultaneously. To select a character on the cursor, use the D [–]/[+] buttons. To delete a character, press the D [–]/[+] buttons simultaneously.

You can use up to 58 characters for a song name. If the name is longer than the screen, use the C [–]/[+] buttons to move the cursor and scroll the name.

4-2 Execute the operation.

Press the B [+ (YES)] button located next to “Execute?→”. “Sure?

→” appears on the screen. Press the B [+ (YES)] button again

to conﬁrm the operation. (To cancel the operation, press the B [– (NO)] button.) The PF-500 displays “Executing” on the screen during the operation. When the operation is complete, “Completed” appears. The song is automatically numbered as “M—,” where “M” means “Memory” and “—” is a number.

TIP

• You can change the type of characters on the screen using the CharacterCode parameter.

• When you select a saved song later, the name with an extension “.MID” will appear.

TERMINOLOGY

“Execute?→”: Do you wish to execute the operation?

“Sure?→”: Are you sure?

“Executing”: The PF-500 is

executing the operation.

“Completed”: The operation is complete.

TIP

If Storage memory contains one or more songs, and you save a new song, the PF-500 automatically sorts the songs alphabetically and renumbers them.

CAUTION

Do not turn off the power while the screen displays “Executing.”

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Saving Recorded Songs and Handling the Files...[FILE]

Deleting a Memory song...[DeleteSong]

This deletes a song from memory. You cannot delete a preset song or the current song.

NO YES

Procedure

See page 44 for basic operation information. The following is a detailed procedure of Step 4.

4-1 Select a song to delete.

Use the C [–]/[+] buttons to select a song.

4-2 Execute the operation.

Press the B [+ (YES)] button located next to “Execute?→.” Follow the instructions on screen.

TIP

To delete a Current song, select “ALL” for the Channel- Clear parameter in the “SONG SETTING” menu (page 66). Alternatively, press the SONG SELECT

[ ]/[ ] buttons simultaneously to display “Song Changed Save?”. This means “A song has been edited. Do you wish to save the change?” Press the B [– (NO)] button. The Current song is deleted and a blank “NewSong” is selected.

TIP

Deleting a Memory song does not erase song data from Current memory. However, if you return to the song select screen, song information other than the song name is replaced by “--------------”.

TIP

After you delete a song, the PF-500 automatically updates the song numbers.

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CAUTION

Never turn off the power while [Executing] is displayed.

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Saving Recorded Songs and Handling the Files...[FILE]

Renaming a song...[RenameSong]

You can change a song’s title except for the preset songs and [P-000: NewSong].

NO YES

Procedure

See page 44 for basic operation information. The following is a detailed procedure for Step 4.

Do not turn off the power while the screen displays “Executing.”

CAUTION

4. Name the song as described in the [SaveToMemory]

section (page 45).

After you rename a song, the PF-500 sorts songs alphabetically and renumbers them.

Changing the type of characters on screen...[Char-

TIP

acterCode]

You can change the type of characters that appear on screen. The default setting is “International.” To input katakana, change this setting to “Japanese.”

Options: International, Japanese

Character list [International]

[Japanese]

NO YES

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Playing Back Recorded Songs

You can play back songs recorded using the Record function (page 35). You can also play the keyboard along with the playback.

TIP

Songs containing a large amount of data may not be able to be read properly by the instrument, and as such you may not be able to select them. The maximum capacity is about 200–300KB, however this may differ depending on the data contents of each song.

Playing back a song

TEMPO [DOWN] [UP]

SONG KEYBOARD

MAXMIN

SONG BALANCEMASTER VOLUME

[SONG BALANCE]

Procedure

1 2-2

EXTRA

TRACK

TRACKS

FILE

SONG

START

SONG SELECT

TOP

STOP

REC

NEW SONG

DEMO TEMPO

SYNCHRO START

SETTING

SONG

32-2 54

METRONOME

2-1

GRAND

CONTRAST

SETTINGSTART/STOP

UPDOWN

NO YES

GRAND

PIANO 1

PIANO 2

CHURCH

JAZZ

ORGAN

EXITEXIT

TIP

Change the PF-500’s character type ([CharacterCord]) as appropriate for the selected song.

E.PIANO

HARPSI-

E.CLAVI-

CHORD

SYNTH.

WOOD

PAD

STRINGS

BASS

CHOIR

VOICE

VIBRA-

SETTING

PHONE

GUITAR

SPLIT

VARIATIO N BRIGHTMELLOW

E.BASS

REVERB CHORUS

BRILLIANCE

EFFECT

MIDI

SETTING

OTHER

SETTING

1. Display the song select screen.

Press either the SONG SELECT [ ]/[ ] buttons.

Song select screen

NO YES

2. Select the desired song.

2-1 Use the A [–]/[+] buttons to select the song type: “Pre-

setSong” or “MemorySong.”

If the internal Storage memory contains one or more songs, the PF500 displays “MemorySong.”

2-2 Use the C [–]/[+] or SONG SELECT [ ]/[ ] buttons

to select a song.

TIP

You can enjoy ensemble performance by yourself. Record the parts for a fourhanded song or a piano duet, then play the recorded part while playing the other part on the keyboard.

TIP

Use the SongRepeat parameter in the “SONG SETTING” menu (page 67) to select repeat playback of all songs or repeat playback of a single song.

TIP

If the song name extends beyond what can be displayed in the screen, you can press D [+] to move toward the right in steps of one character. Press D [–] to move back to the left in steps of one character.

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Playing Back Recorded Songs

3. Start playback.

Press the SONG [START/STOP] button.

Starting playback automatically as you start playing the keyboard (Synchro Start)

You can start playback as soon as you start playing the keyboard. This is called the “Synchro Start” function. To enter Synchro Start standby mode, press and hold down the [TOP] button and press the SONG [START/STOP] button. The SONG [START/STOP] indicator ﬂashes. Now play the keyboard. Playback starts simultaneously. To cancel the Synchro Start function, press the [TOP] button while the PF500 is in Synchro Start standby mode.

You can move back and forth (rewind and fast forward) through the bars by using the B [–]/[+] buttons in the song select screen while the PF-500 is playing or stopped.

The bar number in playback

NO YES

You can play the keyboard while the PF-500 is playing back a song. You can also play the notes in a voice different from the playback voice by selecting the voice from the panel, and adjusting the volume balance between the playback parts and your current performance using the [SONG BALANCE] slider. (See page 42.)

Press either of the SONG SELECT [ ]/[ ] buttons to return to the song select screen.

Adjusting the tempo

You can use the TEMPO [DOWN]/[UP] buttons to adjust the playback tempo as required before or during playback. The default tempo (the song’s original tempo) is set when you press the [DOWN] and [UP] buttons simultaneously.

Press either of the SONG SELECT [ ]/[ ] buttons to return to the song select screen.

TERMINOLOGY

Bar: measure

TIP

You can play the metronome along with the song playback. When you stop playback, the metronome is also stopped.

TIP

In the song select screen:

• Press the SONG SELECT [ ] or the C[–

] button while playback is stopped in the middle of the song to locate the top of the song.

• Press the SONG SELECT [ ] or the C[–

] button during playback to restart playback from the top of the song.

• Press the SONG SELECT [ ] or the

C[+] button during playback to start playback from the next song.

4. Stop playback.

When playback is complete, the PF-500 automatically stops and locates the top of the song. To stop playback in the middle of a song, press the [TOP] button. You can also pause playback by pressing the SONG [START/STOP] button. Playback stops when you press the button.

5. Return to the main screen.

Press the [EXIT] button.

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Turning track playback on and off

Playing Back Recorded Songs

When you select a song on the PF-500, the indicators for tracks that contain data ([TRACK 1], [TRACK 2], [EXTRA TRACKS]) are lit in green. While the PF-500 is playing or stopped, pressing these track buttons turn off the indicators, and the data on those tracks will not be played. Pressing the track buttons toggles track playback on and off. You can play the part that is turned off.

Supported song data type

Data formats that can be played on the PF-500

The PF-500 plays song data in the following formats:

Sequence format

SMF (Standard MIDI File) formats 0 and 1 ESEQ

Voice arrangement format

XG voice arrangement GM system level 1 voice arrangement DOC voice arrangement

TIP

You can practice a part or phrase using the FromToRepeat (page 66) and PhraseMark parameters (page 67) in the “SONG SETTING” menu.

TERMINOLOGY

Sequence format:

A structured method for recording performance data.

TERMINOLOGY

Voice arrangement format:

A structured method for numbering the voices for assignment.

See page 6 of the separate “Reference Booklet” for the XG voice list. Refer to “Data compatibility” on page 95 for more information on formats.

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Connections

Connectors

CAUTION

Before connecting the PF-500 to other electronic components, turn off the power to all the components. Before turning the power on or off to all components, set all volume levels to minimum (0). Otherwise, electrical shock or damage to the components may occur.

AUX IN

L/L+R

PEDAL TO HOST USB

4 5 7 8 9

AUX OUT

RL R

L/L+R

AUX PEDALAC INLET

LEVEL FIXED

IN THRUOUT

MIDI

PHONES

HOST SELECT

MIDI PC-2 USBMac

POWER

ON OFF

1 AUX IN [R], [L/L+R] jacks

The stereo outputs from another instrument can be connected to these jacks, allowing the sound of an external instrument to be reproduced via the PF500’s speakers. Refer to the diagram below and use audio cables for connection.

CAUTION

When the PF-500’s AUX IN jacks are connected to an external device, ﬁrst turn on the power to the external divice, then to the PF-500. Reverse this order when you turn the power off.

PF-500

AUX IN

L/L+R

Plug shape depends on the divece.

AUX OUT

phone plug

(standard)

AUX IN

audio cable

Tone Generator

TIP

The PF-500’s [MASTER VOLUME] dial setting affects the input signal from the AUX IN jacks, but the [REVERB], [CHORUS], and BRILLIANCE [MELLOW] [BRIGHT] (page 28) settings do not.

TIP

If you connect the PF-500 to a monaural device, use only the AUX IN [L/L+R] jack or AUX OUT [L/L+R] jack.

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Connections

2 AUX OUT [R][L] Pin jacks (LEVEL FIXED), [R][L/L+R] Phone jacks

These jacks let you connect the PF-500 to your stereo system etc. to play at higher volumes, or connect a cassette recorder etc. to record your playing. Use audio cables to make connections as shown in the diagram.

CAUTION

When the PF-500’s AUX OUT jacks are connected to an external audio system, ﬁrst turn on the power to the PF-500, then to the external audio system. Reverse this order when you turn the power off.

AUX OUT

L/L+R

PF-500

phone plug

(standard)

To powered speakers

When these are connected (with standard phone plugs), you can use the [MASTER VOLUME] control to adjust the volume of the sound output to the external device.

RL R

LEVEL FIXED

RCA pin plug

audio cable

When these are connected (with RCA pin plug; LEVEL FIXED), the sound is output to the external device at a fixed level, regardless of the [MASTER VOLUME] control setting.

Stereo

AUX IN

RCA pin plug

3 PHONES jack

See page 16.

4 PEDAL jack

See page 14.

5 AUX PEDAL jack

A separately sold FC7 foot controller or FC4/FC5 foot switch can be connected to this jack. By using an FC7 you can control the volume while playing to add expression to your performance, or control various other functions. By using an FC4/FC5, you can switch various selected functions on/off. To select the function that will be controlled, use the [VOICE SETTING] parameter [AuxPedal] (See page 76). The SONG [START/STOP] function can also be assigned to a foot switch (See page 84).

6 MIDI [IN], [OUT], [THRU] connectors

Use MIDI cables to connect external MIDI devices to these connectors. Make sure you set the HOST SELECT switch (described on the privious page) to MIDI when you use these connectors.

7 HOST SELECT switch

This switch should be set according to the type of connected MIDI device or personal computer. (Refer to “Connecting a personal computer” on page 53 for more information.)

8 TO HOST jack

This jack allows direct connection to a personal computer. (Refer to “Connecting a personal computer” on page 53 for more information.)

9 USB jack

This jack allows direct connection to a personal computer. (Refer to “Connecting a personal computer” on page 53 for more information.)

CAUTION

Do not route the output from the AUX OUT jacks to the AUX IN jacks. That is, when you connect an external audio device to the AUX OUT jacks, do not connect the audio device to the PF500’s AUX IN jacks. If you make this connection, the signal input at the AUX IN jacks will be output from AUX OUT. This creates an audio loop, causing audio oscillation and abnormal playback, and leading to malfunction of both pieces of equipment.

TIP

Use audio cables and adaptor plugs with no resistance.

TIP

The PF-500’s [MASTER VOLUME] setting will not affect the sound that is output from AUX OUT (LEVEL FIXED).

TIP

Connect or disconnect the pedal when the power is off.

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Connections

Connecting a personal computer

You can connect the [TO HOST], MIDI [IN][OUT][THRU], or [USB] connector of the PF-500 to your personal computer and enjoy using the PF-500 in conjunction with musical software on your computer.

There are the three methods by which to connect the PF-500 to a personal computer:

1. Connecting the serial port on the computer to the PF-500’s TO HOST jack (page 52)

2. Using a MIDI interface and the PF-500’s MIDI connectors (page 52)

3. Connecting the USB port on the computer to the PF-500’s USB jack (page 52)

For more information, refer to the following pages.

TIP

When connecting the PF-500 to a personal computer, ﬁrst turn off the power to both the PF-500 and the computer before connecting any cables and setting the HOST SELECT switch. After making connections and switch settings, turn on the power to the computer ﬁrst, then to the PF-500.

TIP

If you are not using the connection between the PF-500 and your computer, you must disconnect the cable from the [TO HOST] jack or [USB] jack. The PF-500 may not operate correctly if a cable is left connected.

TIP

The connectors that can be used will depend on the setting of the HOST SELECT switch.

HOST SELECT switch setting Usable connectors

[MIDI] [MIDI] connectors (all: [IN][OUT][THRU]) [PC-2], [Mac] [TO HOST] jack [USB] [USB] jack

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Connections

1. Connecting the serial port on the computer to the PF-500’s TO HOST jack

Connection

Use a special serial cable (page 55) to connect the computer’s serial port (RS-232C or RS-422) to the PF-500’s TO HOST jack.

Connect the computer’s serial port (RS-232C or RS-422) to the PF-500’s TO HOST jack. In this connection, the PF-500 functions as a MIDI interface. Therefore, you do not need a special MIDI interface.

PF-500

HOST SELECT

MIDI PC-2 USBMac

Windows Windows Macintosh

TO HOST

modem portRS-232C (D-sub 9-pin) RS-232C (D-sub 25-pin)

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Note for Windows users (regarding the MIDI driver)

To transfer data via the computer’s serial port and the PF-500’s TO HOST jack, you need to install a speciﬁc MIDI driver (the Yamaha CBX driver for Windows). You can download this driver from XG Library on the Yamaha Web site (http://www.yamaha-xg.com) or install from the Accessory CD-ROM included with the PF-500.

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Type of serial cables and connection pin assignments

According to the type of computer you connect, use one of the following serial cables.

Connections

• Windows (with a serial port of D-sub 9-pin)

8-pin mini DIN plug → D-sub 9-pin plug (Yamaha CCJ-PC2 or equivalent)

mini DIN 8-pin

1 2 3 4 8 5

8 (CTS) 7 (RTS) 2 (RxD) 5 (GND)

3 (TxD)

D-sub 9-pin

• Windows (with a serial port of D-sub 25-pin)

8-pin mini DIN plug → D-sub 25-pin plug (Yamaha CCJ-PC1NF or equivalent)

mini DIN 8-pin

1 2 3 4 8 5

5 (CTS) 4 (RTS) 3 (RxD) 7 (GND)

2 (TxD)

D-sub 25-pin

PF-500 HOST SELECT switch setting

• Macintosh

System peripheral plug → 8-pin plug (Yamaha CCJ-MAC or equivalent)

mini DIN 8-pin

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

2 (HSK i) 1 (HSK O) 5 (RxD-) 4 (GND) 3 (TxD-) 8 (RxD+) 7 (GP-) 6 (TxD+)

• Pin assignment

The following diagram shows the pin assignments for each cable.

Pin numbers (view from front)

mini DIN 8-pin D-sub 25-pin

1234567891011

14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

12 13

mini DIN 8-pin

D-sub 9-pin

45321

9876

Set the PF-500 HOST SELECT switch properly according to the type of connected computer.

• Macintosh: “Mac” (data transfer rate: 31,250bps, 1MHz clock)

• Windows: “PC-2” (data transfer rate: 38,400bps)

TIP

If your system does not work properly with the connections and settings listed above, your software may require different settings. Check your software operation manual and set the HOST SELECT switch to the proper data transfer rate.

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Connections

2. Using a MIDI interface and the PF-500’s MIDI connectors

Connection

Use a MIDI interface device to connect a computer to the PF-500 using special MIDI cables.

PF-500

MIDI

IN THRUOUT

HOST SELECT

MIDI PC-2 USBMac

MIDI OUT

MIDI IN

MIDI interface

Windows

MIDI OUT

PF-500 HOST SELECT switch setting

MIDI IN

MIDI interface

Macintosh

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Set the PF-500 HOST SELECT switch to “MIDI.”

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3. Connecting the USB port on the computer to the PF-500’s USB jack

If you connect the PF-500 to your computer, you can transfer MIDI data between your computer and the PF-500. You can also use the included File Utility (software for your computer) to transfer ﬁles between your computer and the internal memory of the PF-500.

Connections

Use a USB cable to connect the USB port on your computer to the [USB] jack on the PF-500.

computer

Connections

HOST SELECT

MIDI PC-2 USBMac

TO HOST USB

MAXMIN

SONG KEYBOARD

SONG BALANCEMASTER VOLUME

TRACK

TRACK 1

SONG SELECT

START

TOP

NEW SONG

SYNCHRO START

DEMO TEMPO

SONG

PF-500

METRONOME

EXTRA

SETTINGSTART/STOP

TRACKS

FILE

SONG /

STOP

REC

SETTING

UPDOWN

CAD

VOICE

MIDI

E.CLAVI-

GRAND

E.PIANO

GRAND

HARPSI-

VIBRA-

CONTRAST

SETTING

CHORD

PIANO 1

PIANO 2

CHORD

PHONE

GUITAR

SPLIT CHORUSREVERB

OTHER

WOOD

CHURCH

JAZZ

SYNTH.

BRILLIANCE

SETTING

BASS

ORGAN

PAD

E.BASS XG

VARIATION BRIGHTMELLOW

STRINGS

CHOIR

EXIT

EFFECT

VOICE

USB cable

TIP

There are two types of USB connectors: A and B. The USB jack on the PF-500 accepts a B-type connector. Connect the A-type connector of the USB cable to the USB port on your computer. Connect the B-type connector to the USB jack on the PF-500.

PF-500 HOST SELECT switch setting

Set the PF-500 HOST SELECT switch to “USB.”

About the USB driver

You must install the speciﬁed USB driver (YAMAHA USB MIDI Driver) in your computer before you can transfer data between the computer and the PF-500. The YAMAHA USB MIDI Driver can be installed from the Accessory CD-ROM included with the PF-500. The YAMAHA USB MIDI Driver supports the following OS versions.

Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP Mac OS 8.6–9.2.1

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Connections

About the USB connector

• In order to use MIDI on your computer, you will need application software that is appropriate for your computer and that meets your needs.

• If you want to use a USB cable to connect the PF-500 to your computer, you must connect the USB cable before turning on the power of the PF-500. Also, do not turn the power of the PF-500 on or off while application software that uses USB MIDI is running.

• The PF-500 will begin transmission a short time after the USB connection is made.

• If you are using Windows 2000, problems may occur on your computer when your computer starts up. In this case, turn on the power of the PF-500 when your computer is running.

• When using a USB cable to connect the PF-500 to your computer, make the connection directly without passing through a USB hub.

• Depending on the state of your computer, the operating state of the PF-500 may become unstable. Do not use your computer in a way that causes it to enter an unstable state.

CAUTION

• If you turn the power of the PF-500 on/off or connect/disconnect the USB cable in the following states, problems will occur in the computer system, possibly causing it to “freeze” (hang up), or causing the PF-500 to stop functioning.

- While installing the driver

- While starting-up or shutting-down the operating system

- While your computer is suspended (sleeping)

- While a MIDI application is running

• Performing the following actions may cause your computer to hang up or the PF-500 to stop functioning.

- Rapidly turning the power on/off or connecting/disconnecting the cable

- Shifting to power-conservation (sleep) mode while MIDI data is being transferred, or returning from sleep mode

- Connecting/disconnecting the cable while the power of the PF-500 is on

- Turning the power of the PF-500 on/off, starting up your computer, or installing the driver while a large amount of data is being transferred

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Detailed Settings

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Detailed Settings

You can set various parameters to make the best use of PF-500 functions, such as ﬁne tuning the pitch, selecting a voice for the metronome, repeating playback, etc. For the basic procedure to make these settings, refer to page 85.

Parameter List

The following parameters are available.

Recording and playback [SONG SETTING]

Settings Parameter name Reference page

Correcting note timing Quantize 65

Specifying whether playback starts immediately along with the ﬁrst voicing

Auditioning the channels ChannelListen 66

Deleting data by each channel ChannelClear 66

Specifying the range and playing back repeatedly FromToRepeat 66

Playing back the phrase speciﬁed by the phrase number

Playing back a song repeatedly SongRepeat 67

QuickPlay 66

PhraseMark 67

Metronome METRONOME [SETTING]

Settings Parameter name Reference page

Metronome time signature TimeSignature 68

Metronome volume level MetronomeVolume 68

Metronome voice MetronomeSound 68

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Detailed Settings

Voices [VOICE SETTING]

In Dual mode, parameters with the “ ” mark are set for Voice 1 and Voice 2 individually.

Settings Parameter name Reference page

Octave* Octave 70

Volume level* Volume 70

Position of right and left channels* Pan 70

Fine pitch adjustment (only in Dual mode) Detune 70

Reverb type ReverbType 71

Reverb depth* ReverbSend 71

Chorus type ChorusType 71

Chorus depth* ChorusSend 71

Chorus on/off ChorusOnOff 72

Select the DSP type* DSP Type (DSP) 72

Set the speed of the vibraphone vibrato effect* VibeRotorSpeed 72

Turn the vibraphone vibrato effect on/off* VibeRotorOnOff (RotorOnOff) 73

Adjust the speed of the rotary speaker* RotarySpeed (Rot.Speed) 73

Adjust the DSP effect depth* DSPDepth 73

Adjust the brightness of the sound* Brightness 73

Adjust the resonance effect* HarmonicContent (Harmonic) 73

Adjust the low-range frequency of the equalizer* EQ LowFreq. (EQ L.Freq) 74

Adjust the low-range gain (boost/cut) of the equalizer*

Adjust the high-range frequency of the equalizer* EQ HighFreq. (EQ H.Freq) 74

Adjust the high-range gain (boost/cut) of the equalizer*

Touch sensitivity* TouchSense 75

Right pedal function RPedal 75

Center pedal function MPedal 75

Left pedal function LPedal 76

Auxiliary pedal function AuxPedal 76

EQ LowGain 74

EQ HighGain 74

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MIDI [MIDI SETTING]

MIDI transmit channel MidiOutChannel 78

Specify the MIDI receive channel MidiInChannel 78

Local control on/off LocalControl 79

Selecting performance from the keyboard or song data for MIDI transmission

Type of data received via MIDI ReceiveParameter 79

Type of data transmitted via MIDI TransmitParameter 79

Song data bulk dump SongBulkDump 80

Transmitting the initial settings InitialSetup 80

Voice data bulk dump VoiceBulkDump 80

Settings Parameter name Reference page

MidiOutSelect 79

[OTHER SETTING]

Settings Parameter name Reference page

Selecting a touch response TouchResponse 81

Make ﬁne pitch adjustments Tune 81

Selecting a tuning curve for a piano voice PianoTuningCurve 81

Selecting a scale Scale 82

Specifying the Split Point SplitPoint 82

Change the key Transpose 82

Specify the depth of the Soft pedal SoftPedalDepth 83

Depth of string resonance StringResonanceDepth 83

Depth of sustain sampling for the damper pedal SustainSamplingDepth 83

Specify the volume of the key-off sound KeyOffSamplingDepth 83

Selecting a pedal function for vibraphone VibraphonePedalMode 83

Assign the SONG [START/STOP] function to the pedal

Selecting a type of auxiliary pedal AuxPedalType 84

Setting the point at which the damper pedal starts to affect the sound

Pitch bend range PitchBendRange 84

Switch the speaker on/off Speaker 85

Selecting the items saved at the time of shutdown MemoryBackUp 85

Restoring the normal (default) settings FactorySet 85

PedalStart/Srop 84

HalfPedalPoint 84

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Making detailed settings

3 4

Detailed Settings

METRONOME

SETTINGSTART/STOP

FILE

SONG

REC

SETTING

UPDOWN

2 3 5

SONG KEYBOARD

MAXMIN

EXTRA

TRACK

TRACKS

TOP

SYNCHRO START

SONG

STOP

START

SONG SELECT

NEW SONG

SONG BALANCEMASTER VOLUME

DEMO TEMPO

Procedure

1. Access a setting menu.

Press the desired setting button ([SONG SETTING], METRONOME [SETTING], [VOICE SETTING], [MIDI SETTING], or [OTHER SETTING]) to access the corresponding setting menu.

Press the [EXIT] button any time to close the setting menu.

2. Select the desired parameter or part.

Press the setting button, A [–]/[+], and/or C [–]/[+] buttons repeatedly as required.

NO YES

GRAND

E.PIANO

CONTRAST

EXITEXIT

GRAND

PIANO 1

PIANO 2

CHURCH

JAZZ

ORGAN

HARPSI-

E.CLAVI-

E.PIANO

CHORD

SYNTH.

WOOD

PAD

BASS

CHOIR

STRINGS

VOICE

VIBRA-

SETTING

PHONE

GUITAR

SPLIT

REVERB CHORUS

BRILLIANCE

VARIATION BRIGHTMELLOW

E.BASS

MIDI

SETTING

OTHER

SETTING

EFFECT

3. Set the parameter or part.

Some parameters or parts lead you to more options. Use the B [– (NO)]/[+ (YES)], C [–]/[+], and D [–]/[+] buttons to select or set the option.

To restore the normal parameter value, press the [–] and [+] buttons simultaneously.

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4. Write, execute, or save the data.

There are two ways to respond to the messages.

If “Execute?→” or “Start?→” appears:

Press the B [+(YES)] button to display conﬁrmation ([Sure?→]). To proceed, press the B [+(YES)] button again. The PF-500 displays “Executing” and writes the data. When the operation is complete, it displays “Completed” for three seconds, then returns to the previous screen. To cancel the operation, press the B [–(NO)] button instead of the B [+(YES)] button.

If “Set?→” appears:

Press the B [+(YES)] button to execute the setting. The PF-500 displays “Executing” and saves the data. When the operation is complete, it displays “Completed” for three seconds, then returns to the previous screen. However, the “Completed” display that appears when [VoiceBulkDump] (page 80) is ﬁnished will not change back to the previous display after three seconds. Press any button on the panel to return to the previous display.

5. Close the setting menu.

Press the [EXIT] button.

NO YES

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Detailed settings for recording

3 3

Performance data

Swing rate = 50% : not swinging

Swing rate = 75% (51% or higher) :

The timing of even beat notes is slightly delayed.

Swing rate = 25% (49% or lower) :

The timing of even beat notes is slightly early.

Swing rate = 67% :

The timing of the even beat notes is moved to the third beat of the triplets.

and playback [SONG SETTING]

You can make detailed settings for the selected song. First, select the desired song from preset songs (“PresetSong”) or memory songs (“MemorySong”) (see page 48).

Procedure

Select the desired song and press the [SONG SETTING] button to access the “Song Setting” menu.

METRONOME

SETTINGSTART/STOP

FILE

SONG

REC

SETTING

UPDOWN

SONG KEYBOARD

MAXMIN

EXTRA

TRACK

TRACKS

TOP

SYNCHRO START

SONG

STOP

START

SONG SELECT

NEW SONG

SONG BALANCEMASTER VOLUME

DEMO TEMPO

[SONG SETTING]

Correcting note timing [Quantize]

You can correct the timing of notes. For example, you can adjust recorded notes to precise eighth or sixteenth notes, or make the entire feel of a song more lively (with a swing type of rhythm).

• Changes are made by song.

• You can also listen to the sound while changing the setting. To change the data, you need to respond to “Execute?

See the procedure on page 63.

→.”

Stores the changed value.

NO YES

CONTRAST

EXITEXIT

GRAND

PIANO 1

PIANO 2

CHURCH ORGAN

ORGAN

HARPSI-

VIBRA-

E.CLAVI-

E.PIANO

CHORD

PHONE

CHORD

SYNTH.

JAZZ

STRINGS

WOOD

PAD

BASS

CHOIR

E.BASS

VOICE

GRAND

E.PIANO

Setting range:

0% - 100%

If you select “1/8” for correction:

GUITAR

VOICE

SETTING

SPLIT

VARIATION BRIGHTMELLOW

REVERB CHORUS

BRILLIANCE

EFFECT

MIDI

SETTING

OTHER

SETTING

Specifies the type of note.

Notes for which you can adjust the timing:

[OFF]

[1/4]

[1/8]

quarter note

eighth note

[1/12]

[1/16]

eighth note triplets

sixteenth note

[1/24]

sixteenth note triplets

If you select “1/8” or “1/16” for correction, the PF500 displays “SwingRate=xx%”, which enables you to make the entire feel of a song more lively and swinging.

TIP

Save the edited song data to memory. (See page 45.)

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Detailed settings for recording and playback [SONG SETTING]

Specifying whether playback starts immediately along with the ﬁrst voicing [QuickPlay]

This parameter enables you to specify whether a song that starts from the middle of a bar, or a song with a silence prior to the ﬁrst note, should be played from the ﬁrst note or from the top of the bar (rest or blank). See the procedure on page 63.

Setting range:

NO YES

[On] Playing from the ﬁrst note [Off] Playing from the top of the bar (including a

rest or blank)

Auditioning the channels [ChannelListen]

You can select a single channel to listen to its contents. Playback starts from the ﬁrst note. See the procedure on page 63.

Playback continues as long as you press and hold down this button.

Use these buttons to select the desired channel for playback.

Setting range:

Ch1 - Ch16

TIP

Usually, channels that do not contain any data are not displayed. However, for some songs, all channels (including the channels that contain no data) may be displayed.

NO YES

Deleting data from each channel [ChannelClear]

You can delete data from each of 16 channels. See the procedure on page 63.

Press this button to delete data.

Use these buttons to select the desired channel for deletion.

NO YES

Setting range:

Ch1 - Ch16, ALL (all channels)

TIP

• Channels that do not contain any data are not displayed. However, for some songs, all channels (including the channels that contain no data) may be displayed.

• Save the edited song data to memory. (See page 45.)

Specifying the range and playing back repeatedly [FromToRepeat]

You can specify a range (in steps of beats) in a song to play back repeatedly.

• Playback repeats after it reaches just prior to the beat speciﬁed as the end point.

• If you start playing back a song with “Repeat On” selected, the count down starts, followed by the repeated playback of the speciﬁed part until you press the [TOP] button.

• If you select “Repeat Off,” normal playback starts.

See the procedure on page 63.

Use these buttons to select “Repeat On.”

Use these buttons to specify the start point of the repeated range.

Use these buttons to specify the end point of the repeated range.

NO YES

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Detailed settings for recording and playback [SONG SETTING]

TIP

Use the following buttons to specify the range to be repeated during song playback.

C [–][+] ........ speciﬁes the start point of the repeat.

D [–]/[+] .......speciﬁes the end point of the repeat.

NOTE

When you select another song, the speciﬁed range is automatically cancelled and the Repeat function is turned off.

Playing back the phrase speciﬁed by the phrase number [PhraseMark]

If you select a song that contains phrase mark data, you can specify phrase numbers in the score to play back from the mark point, or to play back the phrase repeatedly.

• If you start playing back a song with “Repeat On” selected, the count down starts, followed by the repeated playback of the speciﬁed phrase until you press the [TOP] button.

• If you select “Repeat Off,” normal playback starts from the speciﬁed phrase.

See the procedure on page 63.

Use these buttons to select “Repeat On.”

Playing back a song repeatedly [SongRepeat]

You can repeatedly play back all songs or a single song selected from the 50 preset songs.

• When you start playback, the PF-500 plays the song you selected using the front panel, then starts repeat playback of the speciﬁed songs until you press the [TOP] button.

See the procedure on page 63.

Use these buttons to select “On.”

Use these buttons to specify the repeated songs.

Setting range:

[MemorySongs] All songs in the PF-500’s mem-

ory [PresetSongs] All 50 preset songs [ALL] All songs from “MemorySongs”

and “PresetSongs” [OneSong] One song selected from the front

panel

NO YES

Use these buttons to specify the phrase number.

Setting range of the phrase number:

Off (not speciﬁed) 1 - the last phrase number of the song If you select a song that dose not contain phrase mark data, you can select only “Off.”

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Detailed settings for the metronome METRONOME [SETTING]

You can set the time signature, volume level, and voice of the PF-500 metronome.

Procedure

Press the [METRONOME SETTING] button to access the Metronome Setting menu.

[METRONOME SETTING]

METRONOME

SETTINGSTART/STOP

FILE

SONG

REC

SETTING

UPDOWN

SONG KEYBOARD

MAXMIN

EXTRA

TRACK

TRACKS

TOP

SYNCHRO START

SONG

STOP

START

SONG SELECT

NEW SONG

SONG BALANCEMASTER VOLUME

DEMO TEMPO

Setting the metronome time signature [TimeSignature]

See the procedure on page 63.

Use these buttons to set the numerator of the time signature.

Use these buttons to set the denominator of the time signature.

For example, to specify “3/4,” use the C [–]/[+] buttons to select “3” and the D [–]/[+] buttons to select “4.”

Setting range for the numerator:

1 - 16

Setting options for the denominator:

2, 4, and 8

NO YES

GRAND

E.PIANO

CONTRAST

EXITEXIT

GRAND

PIANO 1

PIANO 2

CHURCH ORGAN

ORGAN

HARPSI-

E.CLAVI-

E.PIANO

CHORD

SYNTH.

JAZZ

STRINGS

WOOD

PAD

BASS

CHOIR

VOICE

VIBRA-

SETTING

PHONE

GUITAR

SPLIT

REVERB CHORUS

BRILLIANCE

VARIATION BRIGHTMELLOW

E.BASS

EFFECT

MIDI

SETTING

OTHER

SETTING

Selecting the metronome voice [MetronomeSound]

See the procedure on page 63.

Setting range:

[BellOff] Click (standard metronome

sound) [EnglishVoice] Click and “1, 2, 3, 4” in English [GermanVoice] Click and “1, 2, 3, 4” in German [JapaneseVoice] Click and “1, 2, 3, 4” in Japa-

nese [FrenchVoice] Click and “1, 2, 3, 4” in French [SpanishVoice] Click and “1, 2, 3, 4” in Spanish [BellOn] Click and bell

NO YES

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Setting the metronome volume level [MetronomeVolume]

See the procedure on page 63.

Setting range:

0-127

TIP

To mute the beat count, select “BellOff.”

NO YES

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Detailed settings for the voices [VOICE SETTING]

This menu enables you to make various detailed settings for the voices in Dual or Split mode and the effects. You can make these settings for each voice (or each combination of voices) individually. You can listen to the notes you play on the keyboard while changing the settings.

Procedure

1. Select a voice and press the [VOICE SETTING] button to access the “Voice Set-

ting” menu.

[VOICE SETTING]

MAXMIN

SONG KEYBOARD

SONG BALANCEMASTER VOLUME

EXTRA

TRACK

TRACKS

NEW SONG

TOP

SYNCHRO START

STOP

START

SONG

SONG SELECT

DEMO TEMPO

METRONOME

FILE

SONG

REC

SETTING

GRAND

E.PIANO

GRAND

HARPSI-

E.CLAVI-

CONTRAST

SETTINGSTART/STOP

UPDOWN

NO YES

PIANO 1

CHURCH

ORGAN

EXITEXIT

E.PIANO

PIANO 2

JAZZ

ORGAN

CHORD

SYNTH.

WOOD

PAD

STRINGS

BASS

CHOIR

VOICE

VIBRA-

SETTING

PHONE

GUITAR

SPLIT

REVERB CHORUS

BRILLIANCE

VARIATION BRIGHTMELLOW

E.BASS

EFFECT

MIDI

SETTING

OTHER

SETTING

2. Press the A [–]/[+] buttons to select the part for which you wish to change the

voice.

The range of the displayed part varies depending on the selected voice.

[Main] MAIN voices (displayed with a single voice or in Split mode) [Main [Left] LEFT voice (displayed in Split mode) [Left

× Layer] MAIN Voice 1 and Voice 2 (displayed when the MAIN side is in Dual mode)

× Layer] LEFT Voice 1 and Voice 2 (displayed when the LEFT side is in Dual mode)

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Detailed settings for the voices [VOICE SETTING]

NO YES

Voice for editing (Voice 1 or Voice 2)

NO YES

TIP

In Dual mode, parameters with the “*” mark are set for Voice 1 and Voice 2 individually.

TIP

Parameter names enclosed in parentheses ( ) are displayed in Dual mode.

Setting the octave [Octave]*

The pitch of a note can be shifted upward or downward in steps of an octave. See the procedure on page 63.

In Dual mode:

NO YES

Setting the position of right and left channels [Pan]*

You can specify the position in the stereo image from which you hear the sound. See the procedure on page 63.

In Dual mode:

Setting range:

L64 (hard left) - C (center) - R63 (hard right)

Voice for editing (Voice 1 or Voice 2)

Setting range:

–2 (two octaves lower) - 0 (no pitch shift) - +2 (two octaves higher)

Setting the volume level [Volume]*

You can set the volume level for each voice part. See the procedure on page 63.

In Dual mode:

Voice for editing (Voice 1 and Voice 2)

NO YES

Make ﬁne adjustments to the pitch (only in Dual mode) [Detune]

The pitch of the two sounds selected in Dual mode can be “skewed” slightly away from each other. See the procedure on page 63.

Setting range:

–20–+20 (Positive (+) settings will raise the pitch of the ﬁrst sound and lower the pitch of the second sound. Negative (–) settings will do the opposite.)

Setting range:

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Detailed settings for the voices [VOICE SETTING]

NO YES

Voice for editing (Voice 1 or Voice 2)

NO YES

Selecting the reverb type [ReverbType]

TIP

You cannot set this parameter for the voice parts “Left” and “LeftXLayer.”

See the procedure on page 63.

Setting range:

Room Simulates reverberation in a room. Hall1 Simulates reverberation in a concert hall. Hall2 Reverberation is slightly longer than that of

“Hall1.”

Stage Reverberation suitable for a solo instru-

ment sound.

Plate Reverberation from the vibration of a

metal plate.

NO YES

Selecting the chorus type [Chorus Type]

TIP

You cannot set this parameter for the voice parts “Left” and “Left

× Layer.”

See the procedure on page 63.

Setting range:

Chorus Adds a rich, spacious sound. Celeste Adds swell and a spacious sound. Flanger Adds swell effects of an ascending or

descending jet plane.

Setting the chorus depth [ChorusSend]*

See the procedure on page 63.

Setting the reverb depth [ReverbSend]*

TIP

The reverb effect is not applied if the ReverbSend parameter is set to “0.”

See the procedure on page 63.

In Dual mode:

Voice for editing (Voice 1 or Voice 2)

Setting range:

NO YES

0 - 127

In Dual mode:

Setting range:

0 - 127

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Detailed settings for the voices [VOICE SETTING]

Setting the chorus on/off [ChorusOnOff]

You can set the [CHORUS] button on or off for each voice. When you select a voice, the chorus on/ off setting for the voice automatically changes according to this parameter.

TIP

Even if this parameter is turned on, the chorus effect is disabled if the ChorusSend parameter is set to 0.

See the procedure on page 63.

NO YES

AutoPan The sound pans left to right and

back and forth.

Phaser The phase changes periodically,

swelling the sound.

AutoWah The center frequency of the wah

ﬁlter changes periodically.

SoundBoardRev Simulates the reverberation of a

piano soundboard.

Off No effect.

Setting the speed of the vibraphone vibrato effect* [VibeRotorSpeed]

TERMINOLOGY

Rotor= The rotating portion of an electrical device etc.

Setting range:

On/Off

Selecting the DSP type* [DSP Type (DSP)]

You can select other effects (than reverb and chorus). See the procedure on page 63.

Setting range:

DelayLCR Delay applied at left, center, and

right positions.

DelayLR Delay applied at left and right

positions. Echo Echo-like delay CrossDelay Left and right delays are crossed. Symphonic Adds a rich and deep acoustic

effect. RotarySpeaker Adds the vibrato effect of a rotary

speaker. Tremolo The volume level changes in

rapid cycles. VibeRotor The vibrato effect of a vibra-

phone.

NO YES

This will be displayed only if VibeRotor is selected for the DSP Type parameter explained above. This sets the speed of the vibrato effect that is applied when you have selected Vibraphone and are using the VibeRotor pedal. See the procedure on page 63.

Setting range:

1–10

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Detailed settings for the voices [VOICE SETTING]

Turning the vibraphone vibrato effect on/off* [VibeRotorOnOff (RotorOnOff)]

This will be displayed only if VibeRotor is selected for the DSP Type parameter explained above. It turns on/off the vibrato effect that is applied when you use the VibeRotor pedal. See the procedure on page 63.

Setting range:

NO YES

On/Off

Setting the rotation speed of the rotary speaker* [RotarySpeed (Rot.Speed)]

This will be displayed only if RotarySpeaker is selected for the DSP Type parameter explained above. It sets the rotation speed of the rotary speaker effect. See the procedure on page 63.

Adjusting the brightness of the sound* [Brightness]

See the procedure on page 63.

Setting range:

–64–+63

Adjusting the resonance effect* [HarmonicContent (Harmonic)]

TERMINOLOGY

Resonance= Sympathetic vibration

See the procedure on page 63.

Setting range:

Slow/Fast

Adjusting the depth of the DSP effect* [DSPDepth]

This sets the depth of the DSP effect (page 72). Some DSP Type settings do not allow you to set the DSPDepth. See the procedure on page 63.

Setting range:

1 (output only the original sound with almost no effect applied)–127 (output only the sound processed by the effect)

Setting range:

–64–+63

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Detailed settings for the voices [VOICE SETTING]

Adjusting the low-range frequency of the equalizer* [EQ LowFreq. (EQ L.Freq)]

TERMINOLOGY

Equalizer: An audio equalizer divides the frequency spectrum into multiple regions and enables the user to adjust the relative amplitude of each region.

Low Gain

Low Freq. High Freq.

See the procedure on page 63.

High Gain

Adjusting the high-range frequency of the equalizer* [EQ HighFreq. (EQ H.Freq)]

See the procedure on page 63.

Setting range:

500 Hz–16.0 kHz

Adjusting the high-range gain (amount of boost/cut) of the equalizer* [EQ HighGain]

See the procedure on page 63.

NO YES

Setting range:

32 Hz–2.0 kHz

Adjusting the low-range gain (amount of boost/cut) of the equalizer* [EQ LowGain]

See the procedure on page 63.

Setting range:

–12–+12 dB

NO YES

Setting range:

–12–+12 dB

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Detailed settings for the voices [VOICE SETTING]

Setting the touch sensitivity [TouchSense]*

This parameter enables determines the manner and degree to which the volume level changes in response to your touch on the keyboard (how hard you play). Since the volume level of the harpsichords and pipe organs do not change regardless of how you play the keyboard, the normal setting for these voices is 127. (See the setting range below.) See the procedure on page 63.

In Dual mode:

Voice for editing (Voice 1 or Voice 2)

Setting range:

0 (softest) - 64 (largest changes in the level) - 127 (loudest and ﬁxed)

NO YES

Setting the right pedal function [RPedal]

See the procedure on page 63.

Setting range:

Sustain ON/OFF switch type damper SustainCont Damper that sustains the sound

proportionately to how deeply

you press the pedal Sostenuto Sostenuto (page 27) Soft Soft (page 27) Expression A function that lets you create

changes in dynamics (volume) as

you play PitchBend Up A function that smoothly raises

the pitch PitchBend Down

A function that smoothly lowers

the pitch RotarySpeed Change the rotational speed of

the JazzOrgan rotary speaker

(switch between fast/slow each

time you press the pedal) Viberotor Switch the vibraphone vibrato

on/off (switch on/off each time

you press the pedal) Off No function

Normal setting:

SustainCont

NO YES

Setting the center pedal function [MPedal]

See the procedure on page 63.

Setting range:

Same as “Specifying the function of the right pedal,” above.

Normal Setting:

Sostenuto

NO YES

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Detailed settings for the voices [VOICE SETTING]

Setting the left pedal function [LPedal]

See the procedure on page 63.

NO YES

Setting range:

Same as “Right pedal function assignment” (page 75).

Normal Setting:

Soft (for all voices other than JazzOrgan and VibraPhone) Rotary Speed (JazzOrgan), Vibraphone (VibeRotor)

Setting the auxiliary pedal function [AuxPedal]

You can assign a function to the pedal connected to the PF-500’s AUX PEDAL jack. See the procedure on page 63.

NO YES

Setting range:

Same as “Right pedal function assignment” (page 75).

Normal setting:

Expression

TIP

YAMAHA FC7 foot controller This foot controller is suitable for controlling Expression, SustainCont, or PitchBend Up/Down.

YAMAHA FC4 foot switch YAMAHA FC5 foot switch These foot switches are suitable for controlling Sustain, Sostenuto, Soft, RotarySpeed, or VibeRotor.

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MIDI [MIDI SETTING]

You can make detailed MIDI settings, such as setting up MIDI transmit/receive channels.

About MIDI

MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a standard format for data transmission/reception. It enables the transfer of performance data and commands between MIDI devices and personal computers. Using MIDI, you can control a connected MIDI device from the PF-500, or control the PF-500 from a connected MIDI device or computer.

MIDI connectors

MIDI

IN THRUOUT

HOST SELECT

MIDI PC-2 USBMac

MIDI [IN]: Receives MIDI data. MIDI [OUT]: Transmits MIDI data. MIDI [THRU]: Transmits data received at the MIDI [IN] connector as it is.

TIP

Prepare dedicated MIDI cables.

[TO HOST] connector

Use this connector to connect the PF-500 to a computer.

HOST SELECT

MIDI PC-2 USBMac

TIP

The type connecting cable varies depending on the computer. Refer to “Connecting a Personal Computer” on page 53 for more information.

TO HOST

TIP

MIDI performance data and commands are transferred in the form of numeric values.

Since MIDI data that can be transmitted or received varies depending on the type of MIDI device, check the “MIDI Implementation Chart” to ﬁnd out what MIDI data and commands your devices can transmit or receive. The PF500’s MIDI Implementation Chart is listed on page 32 in the “Reference Booklet” for the PF-500.

When you are using the MIDI connectors, set the [HOST SELECT] switch to “MIDI.” (See page 52.)

TIP

When you are using the [TO HOST] connector, set the [HOST SELECT] switch correctly, according to the type of computer you are using. (See page 52.)

[USB] connector

Use this connector to connect the PF-500 and computer.

HOST SELECT

MIDI PC-2 USBMac

TO HOST USB

NOTE

When you are using the [USB] connector, set the [HOST SELECT] switch to “USB.”

TIP

You can also obtain detailed information about MIDI from various music magazines and books.

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MIDI [MIDI SETTING]

Procedure

Press the [MIDI SETTING] button to enter MIDI setting mode.

[MIDI SETTING]

METRONOME

SETTINGSTART/STOP

FILE

SONG

REC

SETTING

UPDOWN

SONG KEYBOARD

MAXMIN

EXTRA

TRACK

TRACKS

TOP

SYNCHRO START

STOP

START

SONG

SONG SELECT

NEW SONG

SONG BALANCEMASTER VOLUME

DEMO TEMPO

Setting the MIDI transmit channel [MidiOutChannel]

This parameter enables you to specify the channel on which the PF-500 transmits MIDI data. See the procedure on page 63.

Select a voice part.

Specify the channel.

Setting for:

Main, Left, Layer, Left Layer

Setting range:

Ch1 - Ch16, Off (Not transmitted.)

Normal setting:

Main — Ch1 Left — Ch2 Layer — Ch3 Left Layer— Ch4

NO YES

GRAND

E.PIANO

CONTRAST

GRAND

PIANO 1

PIANO 2

CHURCH

ORGAN

EXITEXIT

HARPSI-

E.CLAVI-

E.PIANO

CHORD

SYNTH.

JAZZ

STRINGS

WOOD

PAD

BASS

CHOIR

VOICE

VIBRA-

SETTING

PHONE

GUITAR

SPLIT

REVERB CHORUS

BRILLIANCE

VARIATIO N BRIGHTMELLOW

E.BASS

MIDI

SETTING

OTHER

SETTING

EFFECT

Setting the MIDI receive channel [MidiInChannel]

You can specify whether each channel of data from MIDI [IN], [TO HOST], and [USB] will be received. See the procedure on page 63.

Select a channel. Select a MIDI

receive part.

Setting for:

Ch1 - Ch32

Setting range:

Song, Main, Left, Layer, LeftLayer, Keyboard, Off

Normal setting:

Ch1–16 — Song Ch17 — Keyboard Ch18 — Main Ch19 — Left Ch20 — Layer Ch21 — LeftLayer Others — Off

NO YES

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MIDI data

MIDI IN

Port A Port B

Sound source A

Channels 1-16

Used for song

playback

TO HOST

Sound source B Channels 17-32

Only for song

USB

(When the channel

setting is other

than Song or Off)

Played from

the keyboard

playback

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MIDI [MIDI SETTING]

Setting Local control on/off [LocalControl]

“Local Control On” is a state in which the PF-500 produces the sound from its tone generator when you play the keyboard. In “Local Control Off” state, the keyboard and the tone generator are cut off from each other. This means that even if you play the keyboard, the PF-500 will not produce the sound. Instead, the keyboard data can be transmitted via MIDI to a connected MIDI device, which can produce the sound. The “Local Control Off” setting is useful when you wish to play an external sound source while playing the keys on the PF-500. See the procedure on page 63.

Setting range:

On/Off

Normal setting:

NO YES

Selecting a type of data received via MIDI [ReceiveParameter]

This parameter enables you to specify which MIDI data the PF-500 can receive. See the procedure on page 63.

Select a type of data.

Type of data:

Select On or Off.

NO YES

Note, Control, Program, Pitch Bend, SysEx (System Exclusive)

Setting range:

On/Off

Normal setting:

On for all types of data

Selecting a type of data transmitted via MIDI [TransmitPa-

Selecting performance from the keyboard or song data for MIDI transmission [MidiOutSelect]

You can select whether your performance data or song playback data (including demo songs) is sent via MIDI. See the procedure on page 63.

Setting range:

Keyboard performance data played on the key-

board

Song song playback data

Normal setting:

Keyboard

NO YES

rameter]

This parameter enables you to specify which MIDI data the PF-500 can transmit. See the procedure on page 63.

Select a type of data.

Select On or Off.

Type of data:

Note, Control, Program, Pitch Bend, SystemRealTime, SysEx (System Exclusive)

Setting range:

On/Off

Normal setting:

On for all types of data

NO YES

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MIDI [MIDI SETTING]

Transmitting the initial settings on the panel [InitialSetup]

You can transmit the panel data, such as voice selection, to a connected sequencer. Before you record performance data to a connected MDF3 or sequencer, it is useful if you ﬁrst send and record (at the beginning of the performance data) the panel setup data for your performance during playback. See the procedure on page 63.

NO YES

Executing voice data bulk dump [VoiceBulkDump]

You can transmit the voice data speciﬁed in the “Voice Setting” menu (page 69) as MIDI bulk data. You can interrupt voice data bulk dump transmission by pressing the B [– (NO)] button. See the procedure on page 63.

NO YES

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Other settings

You can make detailed settings for touch, tuning, scale, etc.

Procedure

Press the [OTHER SETTING] button to enter Other Setting mode.

METRONOME

SETTINGSTART/STOP

FILE

SONG

REC

SETTING

UPDOWN

MAXMIN

SONG KEYBOARD

SONG BALANCEMASTER VOLUME

EXTRA

TRACK

TRACKS

NEW SONG

TOP

SYNCHRO START

SONG

STOP

START

SONG SELECT

DEMO TEMPO

Selecting a touch response [TouchResponse]

You can specify a touch response (how the sound responds to the way you play the keys). See the procedure on page 63.

Setting range:

Light With a soft touch, the PF-500 produces a

loud sound. The volume level of tones

tends to be consistent. Medium Standard touch response. Heavy You must hit the key very hard to gener-

ate a loud volume. This allows for versa-

tile expression, from pianissimo to

fortissimo tones. Fixed No touch response. The volume level will

be the same regardless of how hard you

play the keys. Use the B [–]/[+] buttons

to set the volume level.

Setting range of the “Fixed” volume level:

1 - 127

NO YES

GRAND

E.PIANO

CONTRAST

EXITEXIT

GRAND

PIANO 1

PIANO 2

CHURCH

ORGAN

HARPSI-

E.CLAVI-

E.PIANO

CHORD

SYNTH.

JAZZ

STRINGS

WOOD

PAD

BASS

CHOIR

VOICE

VIBRA-

SETTING

PHONE

GUITAR

SPLIT

REVERB CHORUS

BRILLIANCE

VARIATION BRIGHTMELLOW

E.BASS

EFFECT

MIDI

SETTING

OTHER

SETTING

[OTHER SETTING]

Fine tuning the pitch [Tune]

You can ﬁne tune the pitch of the entire instrument. This function is useful when you play the PF-500 along with other instruments or CD music. See the procedure on page 63.

Setting range:

NO YES

A3=427.0Hz - 453.0Hz (0.1Hz steps)

Selecting a tuning curve for a piano voice [PianoTuningCurve]

You can select a tuning curve from “GrandPiano1” and “GrandPiano2.” Select “Flat” if you feel the tuning curve of the piano voice does not quite match that of other instruments voices. See the procedure on page 63.

NO YES

Setting range:

Stretch Tuning curve particularly for pianos Flat Tuning curve in which the frequency is

octave doubled over the entire keyboard range

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Other settings

Selecting a scale [Scale]

You can select various scales. Equal Temperament is the most common contemporary piano tuning scale. However, history has known numerous other scales, many of which serve as the basis for certain genres of music. You can experience the tunings of these genres. See the procedure on page 63.

Setting range:

Equal

One octave is divided into twelve equal intervals. Currently most popular piano tuning scale.

PureMajor/PureMinor

Based on natural overtones, three major chords using these scales produce a beautiful, pure sound. They are sometimes used for chorus parts.

Pythagorean

This scale, designed by Pythagoras, a Greek philosopher, is based on the interval of a perfect 5th. The 3rd produces swells, but the 4th and 5th are beautiful and suitable for some leads.

MeanTone

This scale is an improvement of the Pythagorean in that the swell of the 3rd has been eliminated. It spread during the late 16th century through the late 18th century. Handel used this scale.

WerckMeister/KirnBerger

These scales combine Mean Tone and Pythagorean in different ways. With these scales, modulation changes the impression and feel of the songs. They were often used in the era of Bach and Beethoven. They are also often used now to reproduce the music of that era on harpsichords.

Normal setting:

Equal If you select a scale other than Equal, you need to specify the root note using the B [–]/[+] buttons.

NO YES

Setting range:

C, C, D, E, E, F, F, G, A, A, B, B

Specifying the Split Point [SplitPoint]

You can specify the split point (the boundary between the right-hand and left-hand keyboard areas). See the procedure on page 63.

Setting range:

NO YES

A-1–C7

NOTE

You can also use [SPLIT] to set the split point. (page 33)

Changing the key [Transpose]

TIP

TRANSPOSE= To change the key (Changing the key: To raise or lower the overall pitch of the entire song.) The PF-500’s Transpose function makes it possible to shift the pitch of the entire keyboard up or down in semitone intervals to facilitate playing in difﬁcult key signatures, and to let you easily match the pitch of the keyboard to the range of a singer or other instruments. For example, if you set the transposition amount to “5,” playing key C produces pitch F. In this way, you can play the song as if it were in C major, and the PF-500 will transpose it to the key of F.

Setting for:

Master The sound of the entire instrument

(the manually-played sound and the

song playback) Keyboard The manually-played sound Song The song playback

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Setting range:

–12 (–1 octave)–0 (normal pitch)–+12 (+1 octave)

Adjusting the depth of the Soft pedal [SoftPedalDepth]

See the procedure on page 63.

Setting range:

1–10

Other settings

Specify the volume of the keyoff sound [KeyOffSamplingDepth]

You can adjust the volume of the key-off sound (the subtle sound that occurs when you release a key) This is effective on the voice groups “Grand Piano1,” “Harpsichord,” and “E.Clavichord” and on the voice “E.Piano2.” See the procedure on page 63.

Depth of string resonance [StringResonanceDepth]

This parameter is effective on the voices, such as “Grand Piano 1.” See the procedure on page 63.

Setting range:

NO YES

Off, 1 - 10

Depth of sustain sampling for the damper pedal [SustainSamplingDepth]

This parameter is effective only on the voice group “GRANDPIANO1.” See the procedure on page 63.

Setting range:

Off, 1 - 10

Selecting a pedal function for vibraphone [VibraphonePedalMode]

This parameter enables you to select whether the sound is sustained while you press the keys on the keyboard (“PianoLike”) or the sound is sustained only while you press and hold down the sustain pedal, like playing a real vibraphone (“Normal”). See the procedure on page 63.

Setting range:

PianoLike, Normal

Normal setting:

PianoLike

NO YES

Setting range:

Off, 1 - 10

NO YES

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Other settings

Assign the SONG [START/ STOP] function to the pedal [PedalStart/Stop]

TIP

If you assign the SONG START/STOP function to a pedal and turn the function On, the pedal function assigned to the pedal in the Voice Setting menu (pages 75 and 76) is disabled.

See the procedure on page 63.

Select a pedal to assign the function.

Setting for:

Left, Middle, AUX

Setting range:

On/Off

Normal setting:

Off for all pedals

Set to On or Off.

NO YES

Setting the point at which the damper pedal starts to affect the sound [HalfPedalPoint]

Here you can specify the point to which you must depress the pedal (right, center, left, AUX) before the assigned effect begins to be applied. (This setting applies to effects that can be assigned to each pedal, such as damper or sostenuto (page 75). Expression is not affected by this setting.)

If the effect is an on/off type effect, this setting speciﬁes the point at which the effect will be switched on/off.

Setting range:

NO YES

–2 (effective with the shallowest press) - 0 - +2 (effective with the deepest press)

Pitch bend range

Selecting a type of auxiliary pedal [AuxPedalType]

A pedal connected to the [AUX PEDAL] connector may switch on and off differently. For example, some pedals turn on the effects and others turn them off when you press them. Use this parameter to reverse this mechanism. See the procedure on page 63.

Setting range:

Make, Break

NO YES

[PitchBendRange]

This speciﬁes the amount of change that can be produced by the pitch bend function which smoothly varies the pitch.

• This setting applies only to the manually-played

sound.

• This setting can be made in semitone steps.

• You can set the pedal function (page 75) to spec-

ify whether the pitch will be raised or lowered.

See the procedure on page 63.

Setting range:

0–+12 (Pressing the pedal will raise/lower the pitch by 12 semitones [1 octave])

Normal setting:

–2

NO YES

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Other settings

Switch the speaker on/off [Speaker]

This setting lets you switch the speaker on/off. See the procedure on page 63.

Normal (HeadphoneSW)

The speaker will sound only if head-

phones are not connected. On The speaker will always sound. Off The speaker will not sound.

Selecting items saved at shutdown [MemoryBackUp]

You can back up some settings, such as voice selection and metronome setting, so that they will not be lost after you turn off the power to the PF-500.

• Memory songs (saved in the PF-500’s memory),

the backup on/off setting (this parameter setting), and the “CharacterCode” parameter setting (page 47) are always backed up.

See the procedure on page 63.

Select the desired item. Select on or off.

Setting for:

Transpose, Brilliance, ReverbOnOff, SplitPoint, Main/LeftVoice, MetronomeSetting, SongSetting, MidiSetting, and OtherSetting (except for Transpose and SplitPoint setting).

Setting range:

On/Off

Normal setting:

The Transpose, Main/LeftVoice, MetronomeSetting, and OtherSetting (except for Transpose and SplitPoint setting) parameters are set to Off. Other parameters are set to On.

NO YES

Restoring the normal (default) settings [FactorySet]

You can reset the PF-500 to its normal (factory default) settings.

• The CharacterCode parameter setting in the File menu does not change.

• The MemoryBackUp parameter setting (On/ Off) (left column) is reset to the normal setting.

• You can specify whether the memory songs are erased or kept.

See the procedure on page 63.

Reset the PF-500.

Select a value for memory songs.

NO YES

Selecting for “MemorySong”:

MemorySongExcluded Memory songs are kept. MemorySongIncluded Memory songs are

erased.

Other method for restoring the normal settings

Press and hold down the white key on the right end (C7) and press the [POWER] switch to turn on the power to the PF-500. In this case, the Memory songs saved in the storage memory are not erased. If you wish to erase Memory songs at this time, press and hold down the right-most white key (C7) and black key (B to turn on the power to the PF-500.

POWER

ON OFF

[POWER]



6) and press the [POWER] switch

MIDI

SETTING

CHORUSREVERB

OTHER

BRILLIANCE

SETTING

BRIGHTMELLOW

EFFECT

B 6

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Message List

The messages are listed in alphabetical order.

Message Meaning

This will be displayed following the “BulkDataReceiving Voice” message. This indicates that the PF-500 ﬁnished receiving the bulk data. Once you have veriﬁed this message, you may proceed to the next step.

Receiving bulk data has failed. Check the parameter settings and try again.

The PF-500 is receiving the voice setting bulk data while this message is displayed. Wait until the message disappears, then proceed to the next step.

This message conﬁrms that in the “VoiceBulkDump” operation (page 80), you pressed B [–(NO)] to cancel while data was being transmitted.

This message is displayed following the message “Executing.” The PF-500’s internal processing is complete. You may proceed to the next step.

When you attempted to rename a song and save it in “RenameSong” (page 47), this message will appear if an identically-named song already exists in the strage memory. Three seconds after this message is displayed, you will return to the previous screen. Please specify a different name.

This message prompts you to execute a ﬁle-related operation. Press the B [+ (YES)] button to proceed, or press the [EXIT] button to cancel.

The PF-500 is processing the data internally. Wait until the message disappears, then proceed to the next step.

The normal (factory default) settings (except for the memory song setting) (“FactorySet” on page 85) have been restored. This message also appears if you press and hold down the C7 key and turn on the power to the PF-500 (page 85).

The normal (factory default) settings (including the memory song setting) (“FactorySet” on page 85) have been restored. This message also appears if you press and hold down the C7 and B turn on the power to the PF-500 (page 85).



6 keys and

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The PF-500’s ﬂash memory (storage memory) has expired. Consult your Yamaha dealer. If this message appears, the PF-500 will not back up the songs and settings in memory. Press the [EXIT] button to return to the previous screen.

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Message Meaning

There is a problem with the TO HOST/USB connector

When using the PF-500 connected to your personal computer ...

The driver or MIDI application on your computer is not functioning correctly, perhaps because the computer is turned off, the cable is not connected correctly, or the HOST SELECT switch is not set correctly. In this case, turn off the power of the PF-500 and your computer, and check the cable connections and HOST SELECT switch setting. Then turn on the power in the order of your computer → PF-500, and check that the driver and MIDI application on your computer are functioning correctly.

When using the PF-500 by itself ...

This message may appear if a cable is left connected to the [TO HOST] or [USB] connector of the PF-500. In this case, turn off the power of the PF500, disconnect the cable, and then turn on the power again. If the cable is left connected, the PF-500 may not function correctly.

Message List

You turned off the power to the PF-500 while it was writing a song to storage memory. This message appears next time you turn on the power. The PF-500 checks if the contents of storage memory can be recovered.

This message appears following the message “LastPowerOffIllegalMemorySongChecking,” indicating that the PF-500 recovered data in the storage memory as much as possible.

This message appears following the message “LastPowerOffIllegalMemorySongChecking,” indicating that the PF-500 could not recover data in the storage memory and that all memory songs were deleted.

While a preset song was being read, the PF-500 detected defects in memory. Reset the PF-500 to its normal (factory default) settings with “MemorySongIncluded” (page 85) after you back up all song data.

This message indicates that there may be a problem with the memory. If the message appears repeatedly when you continue using the PF-500, back up the song data, then restore the default setting by using “FactorySet” with “MemorySongIncluded” selected (page 85).

There is not enough memory space left and you cannot save any more songs. Save or delete some songs in the storage memory, then save new data to memory.

This message will appear if there is no song for the “SaveToMemory” (page 45) operation to save. In this case, no song will be saved.

You tried to delete a song that does not exist in the storage memory. You cannot delete the song.

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Message List

Message Meaning

This message prompts you to select whether you wish to overwrite the existing data with new data when you add recordings to a song. Press the B [+ (YES)] button to allow overwriting. Press the B

[– (NO)] button to cancel.

You tried to start playing a song or perform another operation right after you select the song. Wait until the message disappears.

You tried to copy or delete data in internally-protected ﬁles (such as commercially available music data). You cannot write to, copy, or delete such ﬁles.

After you load an internally-protected song such as commercially available music data into the PF-500’s Current memory or storage memory, you tried to save the song to a personal computer. You cannot save such a song to a personal computer etc.

This message prompts you to select whether you wish to save the edited settings. Press the B [+ (YES)] button to save the settings. Press the [EXIT] button to cancel.

You tried to perform another operation before saving the recorded song to storage memory. If you continue the operation, the recorded song will be lost. To delete the new recording, press the B [– (NO)] button. To keep the recording, press the B [+ (YES)] button. The PF500 displays the “SaveToMemory” (page 45) parameter screen. Save the recorded song, then proceed to another operation.

1. This message will appear if a problem is found with the song data when you select a song or while the song is playing. In this case, reselect the song, and try once again to play it back. If the message still appears, the song data may have been damaged.

2. This message will appear if a different “CharacterCode” (page 47) is selected than when you assigned the song name. In this case, switch the “CharacterCode”, re-select the song, and play back.

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Message List

Message Meaning

1. This message will be displayed if current memory ﬁlls up during recording. Recording will stop automatically at this point. The data that had been recorded up to that point will remain. This message will also be displayed when you attempt to enter Record mode for additional recording if that song already occupies all of current memory. In this case, additional recording will not be possible. If there is an already-recorded track that you do not need to keep, you can use “ChannelClear” (page 66) to delete the unneeded track, so that you will then be able to record the equivalent amount of additional material.

2. This message will be displayed when you select a song if that song is larger than the capacity of the current memory (page 90). This song cannot be loaded into the PF-500, and cannot be played back. Please select a different song.

This message will be displayed when you edit a song if that song is larger than the capacity of the current memory (page 90). This song cannot be edited on the PF-500.

This message prompts you to start the operation. To start, press the B [+ (YES)] button. Press the [EXIT] button to cancel the operation.

This message prompts you to conﬁrm the execution. Press the

[+ (YES)] button to continue. Press the B [– (NO)] button to can-

B cel.

This message means that the PF-500 was unable to transmit voice bulk data. If this message appears, make sure that the power of your computer is not turned off, that the cable is connected correctly, that the HOST SELECT switch is set correctly, and that the driver on your computer is functioning correctly. Then try transmitting the data once again.

You used a period or space at the beginning of a song name or you tried to change a song name that includes a character (or characters) not supported by the PF-500, and the PF-500 could not process the name. The PF-500 displays the previous screen in three seconds. Rename the song correctly.

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Questions about Operations and Functions

■ The buttons do not respond.

While you are using a function, some buttons not used for the function are disabled. If the song is playing, stop the playback. Otherwise, press the [EXIT] button to return to the main screen. Then, perform the desired operation.

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The sound sustains and does not decay when I press the sostenuto pedal.

With the voices in the CHURCH ORGAN, JAZZ ORGAN, STRINGS, or CHOIR group, and some voices of [XG] group the sound continues sustaining while you are holding down the sostenuto pedal.

Higher or lower notes does not sound cor-

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rectly when the transpose or octave setting is made.

The setting range for the transposition and octave setting is C-2 - G8. (With the normal setting, the PF-500’s 88 keys covers the range of A1 - C7.) If the lowest key is set to a note lower than C-2, it will produce a sound one octave higher. If the highest key is set to a note higher than G8, it will produce a sound one octave lower.

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How can I return to the recording or song select screen during song recording or playback?

Press one of the SONG SELECT [ ] and [ ] buttons once.

The tempo does not change even though I

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recorded with tempo changes.

Depending on the timing of tempo changes, the changed tempo may not be recorded. In this case, the recording will be played back at the original tempo. Make tempo changes when the recording track is selected and a red track indicator is ﬂashing. The same trick applies to editing the tempo after recording.

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Performance in Dual or Split mode is not recorded. Track data is lost unexpectedly.

For Dual or Split mode recording, the recording track for the second voice (that is, the voice for the left-hand part) is automatically assigned (page 30). Therefore, if the track already has data, the data will be overwritten during recording. Also, switching to Dual mode or Split mode in the middle of the song is not recorded. Therefore, the notes you played with the second voice (or the notes lower than the Split point) are not recorded.

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What type of data is recorded?

Data recorded in the tracks:

• Note data (notes you play)

• Voice selection

• PF-500 pedals and external pedal on/off

• Reverb depth [ReverbSend]

• Chorus depth [ChorusSend]

• DSP effect depth [DSPDepth]

• Sound brightness [Brightness]

• Resonance effect setting [Harmonic Content]

• Equalizer’s low-range frequency setting [EQ LowFreq.]

• Equalizer’s low-range gain setting [EQ LowGain]

• Equalizer’s high-range frequency setting [EQ HighFreq.]

• Equalizer’s high-range gain setting [EQ HighGain]

• Octave setting of the voice [Octave]

• Volume setting of each voice [Volume]

• Left/right position of each sound [Pan]

• Fine pitch adjustment between two voices (Dual only) [Detune]

• Volume change in response to playing strength for each voice [TouchSense]

Data recorded globally in all tracks:

•Tempo

• Time signature

•Reverb type

• Chorus type

• DSP effect type

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You can change all data except for note data after recording. You can change the time signature at the beginning of the song, or at a position in the song to which you move, by using the B [–]/[+] buttons while the song is stopped.

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Questions about Operations and Functions

■ I cannot change the key signature in the

song after recording.

Press the [TOP] button to locate the top of the song, use the B [–]/[+] buttons to locate the measure in which you wish to change the key signature, then change it.

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How much data can I record?

• Current memory (page 45): About 800KB

• Storage memory (page 45): About 750KB

The on/off setting of the pedal connected to

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the AUX PEDAL jack is reversed.

Some types of pedals may turn on and off in opposite fashion. Use the “AuxPedalType” parameter (page 76) in the “OTHER SETTING” menu to change the external pedal setting.

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The song title is not correct.

The “CharacterCode” setting may be different than that used when you named the song. Also, if the song was recorded on another instrument, the title might be displayed incorrectly. Use the “CharacterCode” parameter (page 47) in the FILE menu to change the setting. However, if the song was recorded on another instrument, changing the “CharacterCode” parameter setting may not resolve the problem.

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What is the difference between “TouchSense” and “TouchResponse” MIDI data?

“TouchSense” determines the manner and degree to which the volume level changes in response to your touch on the keyboard. The MIDI note-on velocity data is not changed. It changes the volume level at the same velocity data. “TouchResponse” determines the touch sensitivity of an instrument. The MIDI note-on velocity data is changed when you play the keyboard with a consistent touch.

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Appendix

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Troubleshooting

Problem Cause Solution

The power of the PF-500 does not turn on.

There is a clicking noise when you press [POWER] to turn the power on or off.

Noise is heard from the PF-500.

The overall volume is too low. Or, there is no sound at all.

The keyboard volume is lower than the song playback volume.

Sound is still heard from the speakers even though headphones are plugged in.

Damper pedal does not function, or notes are sustained even though the damper pedal is not pressed.

The power cable is not plugged in (check at the PF-500 and at the electrical outlet).

This is caused by the electrical power within the instrument.

A portable telephone is being used near the PF-500 (or the ring tone is sounding).

The [MASTER VOLUME] is lowered.

Headphones are connected (only if the Speaker setting is “Normal HeadphoneSW”). (page 85)

Speaker setting is off.

Local Control is turned off. Set Local control ON. (page 79)

“Expression” is assigned to one of the right, center, and left pedals.

The volume level for the keyboard performance is set too low.

Speaker setting is On.

The plug of the pedal unit is not inserted into the [PEDAL] jack.

Insert the power cable plug ﬁrmly into the PF-500 and into the electrical outlet of the correct voltage. (page 15)

This is not a malfunction.

Turn off the power of the portable telephone located near the PF-500. Noise may be heard if a portable telephone is used near the PF-500 or if the ring tone occurs.

Raise [MASTER VOLUME]. (page 16)

Disconnect the headphone plug.

Set [Speaker] to “Normal” or “ON”. (page 85)

Assign any function other than “Expression” to the pedal.

Move [SONG BALANCE] toward the keyboard to increase the keyboard volume.

Set the speaker setting to “Normal (HeadphoneSW)”. (page 85)

Insert the plug ﬁrmly into the [PEDAL] jack. (page 14)

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Data Compatibility

This section covers basic information on data compatibility: whether or not other MIDI devices can playback the data recorded by PF-500, and whether or not the PF-500 can playback commercially available song data or song data created for other instruments or on a computer. Depending on the MIDI device or data characteristics, you may be able to play back the data without any problem, or you may have to perform some special operations before the data can be played back. If you run into problems playing back data, please refer to the information below.

Basic Check Points

The data and the MIDI device must match in regards to the items below.

• Sequence format

• Voice allocation format

Sequence Format

The system which records song data is called “sequence format.”

• Playback is only possible when the sequence format of the disk matches that of the MIDI device.

[Common Sequence Formats]

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SMF (Standard MIDI File)

This is the most common sequence format.

• Standard MIDI Files are generally available as one of two types: Format 0 or Format 1.

• Many MIDI devices are compatible with Format 0, and most commercially available software is recorded as Format 0.

• The PF-500 is compatible with both Format 0 and Format 1.

• Performance data recorded on the PF-500 is saved in the SMF format 0 in a ﬂoppy disk.

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ESEQ

This sequence format is compatible with many of Yamaha’s MIDI devices, including the PF-500 series instruments. This is a common format used with various Yamaha software.

• The PF-500 is compatible with ESEQ.

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Data Compatibility

Voice Allocation Format

With MIDI, voices are assigned to speciﬁc numbers, called “program numbers.” The numbering standard (order of voice allocation) is referred to as the “voice allocation format.”

• Voices may not play back as expected unless the voice allocation format of the song data matches that of the compatible MIDI device used for playback.

[Main Voice Allocation Formats]

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GM System Level 1

This is one of the most common voice allocation formats.

• Many MIDI devices are compatible with GM System Level 1, as is most commercially available software.

• The PF-500 is compatible with GM System Level

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XG is a major enhancement of the GM System Level 1 format, and was developed by Yamaha speciﬁcally to provide more voices and variations, as well as greater expressive control over voices and effects, and to ensure compatibility of data well into the future.

• The PF-500 is compatible with XG.

• Performance data recorded with preset voices on the PF-500 can be played on other XG-compatible instruments.

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DOC (Disk Orchestra Collection)

This voice allocation format is compatible with many of Yamaha’s MIDI devices, including the PF500 series instruments. This is also common format used with various Yamaha software. The PF-500 is compatible with DOC.

• Even if the devices and data used satisfy all the conditions above, the data may still not be completely compatible, depending on the speciﬁcations of the devices and particular data recording methods.

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Preset Voice List

: YES, ×: No

Voice

group

GRAND PIANO1

GRAND PIANO2

E.PIANO1

E.PIANO2

HARPSI CHORD

E.CLAVI CHORD

VIBRAPHONE

Voice name

GrandPiano1

MellowPiano

RockPiano

HonkyTonk Piano

GrandPiano2

BrightPiano

E.Piano1

SynthPiano

E.Piano2

Vintage E.Piano

Harpsichord 8'

Harpsichord 8'+4'

E.Clavichord

Wah Clavi.

Vibraphone

Marimba

Celesta

Stereo

sampling

×××

× ×××

××

×××

Touch

Sense

Dynamic

sampling

Key-off

samples

String

resonance

×××

×× ×

××

×××

××

Voice description

This sound was sampled from a full concert grand piano. Three stages of dynamics were sampled, and no effort has been spared in making the sound virtually identical to that of an acoustic piano. Even the tonal changes produced by the damper pedal and the subtle sounds of releasing a key are reproduced. The sympathetic vibration (string resonance) that occurs between the strings of an acoustic piano has also been simulated. Suitable not only for classical compositions but also for piano pieces of any style.

A warm and mellow piano sound. Ideal for classical music.

A bright-sounding piano. Ideal for rock styles.

A honky-tonk style piano. Enjoy a tonal character that is quite different than a grand piano.

A spacious and clear piano sound with a bright resonance. Ideal for popular music.

A spacious and bright piano sound. Ideal for popular and rock music.

An electronic piano sound produced by an FM synthesizer. The tone will change as you vary your playing touch. Ideal for popular music.

This voice simulates the electric piano sound produced by synthesizers in popular music. It also goes well with the acoustic piano sound.

The sound of an electric piano using hammerstruck metallic “tines.” Soft tone when played lightly, and an aggressive tone when played hard.

A different type of electric piano sound. Widely used in rock and popular music.

The sound of the instrument frequently used in baroque music. Variations in playing touch will not affect the volume, and a characteristic sound will be heard when you release the key.

A harpsichord with an added upper octave. Produces a more brilliant sound.

This is the voice of a keyboard that produces sound by striking the strings with magnetic pickups. This funky sound is popular in black contemporary music. Because of its unique structure, the instrument produces a peculiar sound when you release the keys.

A distinctive effect is preset.

Vibraphone played with relatively soft mallets. The tone becomes more metallic the harder you play.

A marimba sound, sampled in stereo for spaciousness and realism.

The sound of a celesta (a percussion instrument in which hammers strike metallic bars to produce sound). This instrument is well-known for its appearance in “Dance of the Sugar-plum Fairies” from Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker Suite.”

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Preset Voice List

Voice group Voice name

NylonGuitar

GUITAR

SteelGuitar

PipeOrgan Principal

PipeOrgan Tutti

CHURCH ORGAN

PipeOrgan Flute1

PipeOrgan Flute2

JazzOrgan

JAZZORGAN

RotaryOrgan

MellowOrgan

Strings

STRINGS

SynthStrings

SlowStrings

Choir

CHOIR

SlowChoir

Scat

SynthPad1

SYNTH.PAD

SynthPad2

WoodBass

WOOD BASS

Bass&Cymbal

ElectricBass

E.BASS

FretlessBass

Stereo

sampling

× ×××

ЧЧЧЧЧ

× ×××

×××

× ×××

Touch

Sense

Dynamic

sampling

Key-off

samples

String

resonance

××××

×××

Voice description

A warm and natural nylon-string guitar sound. Enjoy the atmosphere it adds to a quiet song.

A bright steel guitar sound. Ideal for popular music.

This voice features the combination of pipes (8'+4'+2') of a principal (brass instrument) organ. It is suitable for Baroque church music.

This voice features a full coupler of a pipe organ, famous for the sound used in Toccatta and Fugue by Bach.

A pipe organ sound that combines ﬂute-type (woodwind type) stops of different pitches (8' + 4'). This is a gentle sound that is ideal for accompanying hymns.

A pipe organ sound that combines ﬂute-type (woodwind type) stops of different pitches (8' + 4' + 1-1/3'). This is brighter than PipeOrganFlute1, and is suitable for solos.

The sound of a “tonewheel” type electric organ. Often heard in jazz and rock idioms.

A bright electric organ sound.

A mellow electric organ sound. Ideal for calmer songs.

Stereo-sampled, large-scale strings ensemble with realistic reverb. Try combining this voice with piano in the Dual mode.

A bright and spacious strings sound. Suitable for sustained parts in the background of an ensemble.

The sound of a string ensemble, with a slow attack. Suitable for use in Dual mode with GRAND PIANO or E.PIANO.

A big, spacious choir voice. Perfect for creating rich harmonies in slow pieces.

The sound of a choir with a slow attack. Suitable for use in Dual mode with GRAND PIANO or E.PIANO.

You can enjoy jazz “scatting” with this voice. Depending on how hard and what note range you play, different sounds will be produced.

A warm, mellow, and spacious synth sound. Ideal for sustained parts in the background of an ensemble.

A clear and spacious synth sound. Ideal for sustained parts in the background of an ensemble.

The sound of a ﬁnger-plucked upright bass. Frequently used in jazz and Latin music.

The sound of a cymbal has been layered onto the bass. Effective when used for jazz walking-bass lines.

The sound of an electric bass. Frequently used in jazz, rock, and popular music.

The sound of a fretless bass. Suitable for styles such as jazz and fusion.

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Voice Combination Examples (Dual and Split)

Dual

MAIN + MAIN

MAIN + MAIN GrandPiano1 + SynthPiano This produces a fantasy, spacious piano sound.

MAIN + MAIN GrandPiano2 + GrandPiano2

MAIN + MAIN E.Piano1 + SlowChoir This is suitable for romantic ballads.

MAIN + MAIN E.Piano2 + E.Clavichord

MAIN + MAIN Harpsichord8' + Strings

MAIN + MAIN Celesta + SynthStirngs

Split

MAIN / LEFT

MAIN / LEFT Celesta / Choir

MAIN / LEFT Choir / GrandPiano1

MAIN / LEFT Scat / WoodBass

MAIN / LEFT E.Piano2 / Scat

GrandPiano1 + E.Piano1 GrandPiano1 + E.Piano2

GrandPiano1 / WoodBass or Bass&Cymbal

This combination is often used in popular music.

This combination sounds as if you are playing two notes that are one octave apart. It is suitable for the accompaniment of Salsa music.

This is suitable for funk, rhythm & blues, and soul music.

This combination is very suitable for Baroque music.

This combination adds strings and bell sound. A delay effect is automatically applied.

This is recommended for light Jazz music. The damper pedal is effective on the voice assigned to the right-hand range.

This is suitable for a peaceful, somewhat cute song.

Play these voices elegantly along with piano arpeggio. Playing the Choir voice in chords would be more effective.

This combination features a cool (stylish) jazz chorus. The Scat voice is touch sensitive, adding a variety of expressions.

Playing the Scat voice for a bass part may create an interesting sound.

Dual + Split

MAIN + MAIN / LEFT

MAIN + MAIN / LEFT + LEFT

GrandPiano1 + SynthString / GrandPiano1

GrandPiano2 + E.Piano1 / ElectricBass

Harpsichord8' + 4' + Strings / Harpsichord8' + Strings

This combination creates the thick sound of a layered piano and strings.

This sound is suitable for fusion. Deeper reverb and chorus (page 71) will improve the groove. The damper pedal is effective on the voice assigned to the right-hand range.

This combination makes a very brilliant sound.

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Assembling the Keyboard Stand

You can use the PF-500 without installing the stand. However, if you wish to attach the stand to the PF-500, follow the steps below.

CAUTION

• Be careful not to confuse parts. Make sure that you install all parts in the correct orientation. Assemble the stand in accordance with the steps below.

• At least two persons should assemble the stand together.

• Be sure to use the correct-size screws, as indicated below. Use of incorrect screws can cause damages to the stand.

• When you attach each part, be sure to tighten all screws.

• Reverse the assembly procedure to disassemble the stand.

Use the included wrench.

Keyboard

1 Place the stand on the ﬂoor so

Attaching the front legs to the stand.

that the bottom side (with smaller holes) faces up.

2 Use a short screw to

attach the bracket of the

4 Attach the front left leg in the same way.

front right leg to the bottom side of the stand.

3 Use two long screws to

ﬁx the bracket of the front right leg to the front side of the stand.

Remove the following parts from the package.

Plate

Stand

Rear left leg Rear right leg

Front left leg Front right leg

Pedal unit

AC power cord

Screws

Long screws (6x65mm) x 8

2. Attaching the rear legs to the stand.

1 Use a short screw to

attach the bracket of the

3 Attach the rear right leg

in the same way.

rear left leg to the bottom side of the stand.

2 Use two long screws to ﬁx

the bracket of the rear left leg to the rear side of the stand.

3. Attaching the plate.

Align the holes on the plate with the holes of the rear side of the bracket on the rear legs, then ﬁx them using four short screws.

Short screws (6x20mm) x 8

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Cap bolts x 4

Cord holders x 2

Wrench x 1

Yamaha PF-500 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Introduction

PRECAUTIONS

About this Owner’s Manual and Reference Booklet

Table of contents

Application Index

Included Accessories

Features

Before Using the PF-500

About the pedal unit

About the music stand

Turning the power on

Adjusting the display contrast

Setting the volume

Using headphones

Basic Operation

Part Names

Top panel

Connectors (Left side panel)

Listening to the Demonstration Tunes

Demonstration tunes

Listening to 50 Piano Preset Songs

Playing the 50 piano preset songs

Adjusting the tempo

Fast forward and rewind

Practicing a one-hand part using 50 preset songs

Selecting and Playing Voices

Selecting Voices

If you select XG

Using the pedals

Damper (right) pedal

Sostenuto (center) pedal

Soft pedal (left)

Adding variation to the sound [BRILLIANCE]/[REVERB]/[CHORUS]

[BRILLIANCE]

[REVERB]

[CHORUS]

Combining two voices (Dual mode)

Dual mode using voices in different voice groups

Dual mode using voices in the same voice group

Using the metronome

Adjusting the tempo

Recording Your Performance

Recording a New Song

Recording to [TRACK 1]

Re-recording TRACK 1

Re-recording TRACK 1 partially

Recording to [TRACK2]

Recording to the third or more tracks [EXTRA TRACKS]

Other recording techniques

Adding data to or recording over an existing song

Changing a voice or tempo after recording

Adjusting the volume balance between playback and your performance [SONG BALANCE]

Recording in Dual or Split mode

Saving Recorded Songs and Handling the Files...[FILE]

PF-500 memory

Saving recorded or other songs to PF-500 Storage memory...[SaveToMemory]

Deleting a Memory song...[DeleteSong]

Renaming a song...[RenameSong]

Playing Back Recorded Songs

Playing back a song

Turning track playback on and off

Supported song data type

Connections

Connectors

Connecting a personal computer

Connection

Type of serial cables and connection pin assignments

PF-500 HOST SELECT switch setting

Connection

PF-500 HOST SELECT switch setting

PF-500 HOST SELECT switch setting

Detailed Settings

Detailed Settings

Parameter List

Making detailed settings

Correcting note timing [Quantize]